Gas & Go is considering offering movie rentals through a self-service company that would locate a machine on the inside of the market store. BlueBox would charge an annual lease fee of $500 for delivery, setup and maintenance, and there is an energy cost of $0.08 for every video rented. GreenFilms would charge an annual lease of only $400, but the energy cost for every video rental is $0.10 due to the larger size of the machine. Customers rent each movie for $1.00, regardless of the company, and the Gas & Go would earn 30% of that revenue for each rental.

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1– Please complete all work in excel.  Use excel to make the calculations (cells can be clicked on to view any formulas used) and be sure to identify your answer, including units.  You must have an excel file with formulas within the cell.

2. Gas & Go is considering offering movie rentals through a self-service company that would locate a machine on the inside of the market store. BlueBox would charge an annual lease fee of $500 for delivery, setup and maintenance, and there is an energy cost of $0.08 for every video rented. GreenFilms would charge an annual lease of only $400, but the energy cost for every video rental is $0.10 due to the larger size of the machine.  Customers rent each movie for $1.00, regardless of the company, and the Gas & Go would earn 30% of that revenue for each rental.

a. At what volume in number of rental transactions would the two options have the same cost? 

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