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One oil company is considering 5 pipe sizes for a new pipeline. The costs for each of them are given below. Assuming that all the pipelines will last 15 years and that the company's minimum acceptable rate of return (MAAR) is 18% per year, determine which pipe size can be used based on A) present value method and B) incremental rate of return method.   Tube size in mm 140 160 200 240 300 Initial inversion $9180 $10510 $13180 $15850 $30530 Installation Cost $600 $800 $1400 $1500 $2000 Annual Cost Opperation  $6000 $5800 $5200 $4900 $4800

One oil company is considering 5 pipe sizes for a new pipeline. The costs for each of them are given below. Assuming that all the pipelines will last 15 years and that the company's minimum acceptable rate of return (MAAR) is 18% per year, determine which pipe size can be used based on A) present value method and B) incremental rate of return method.   Tube size in mm 140 160 200 240 300 Initial inversion $9180 $10510 $13180 $15850 $30530 Installation Cost $600 $800 $1400 $1500 $2000 Annual Cost Opperation  $6000 $5800 $5200 $4900 $4800

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One oil company is considering 5 pipe sizes for a new pipeline. The costs for each of them are given below. Assuming that all the pipelines will last 15 years and that the company's minimum acceptable rate of return (MAAR) is 18% per year, determine which pipe size can be used based on A) present value method and B) incremental rate of return method.

  Tube size in mm
140 160 200 240 300
Initial inversion $9180 $10510 $13180 $15850 $30530
Installation Cost $600 $800 $1400 $1500 $2000
Annual Cost Opperation  $6000 $5800 $5200 $4900 $4800
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