n building their plant, the officers of the international leather company had the choice between alternatives: one alternative is to build in metro manila where the plant would cost p2,000,000. labor would cost annually p120,000 and annual overhead p40,000. taxes and insurance would total 5% of the first cost of the plant. the second alternative would be to build in bulacan a plant costing p2,250,000. labor would cost annually p100,000 and overhead would be p55,000. taxes and insurance would total 3% of the first cost. the cost of raw materials would be the same in either plant. if capital must be recovered within 10 years and money is worth at least 20%, which site should the officers of the company choose?
in building their plant, the officers of the international leather company had the choice between alternatives: one alternative is to build in metro manila where the plant would cost p2,000,000. labor would cost annually p120,000 and annual overhead p40,000. taxes and insurance would total 5% of the first cost of the plant. the second alternative would be to build in bulacan a plant costing p2,250,000. labor would cost annually p100,000 and overhead would be p55,000. taxes and insurance would total 3% of the first cost. the cost of raw materials would be the same in either plant. if capital must be recovered within 10 years and money is worth at least 20%, which site should the officers of the company choose?
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