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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Winter is nigh, and the USU-SSS (Sidewalk Safety Supervisor) asked you to
recommend a snow removal plan:
Plan A: Buy 4 snowblowers for a total of $30,000, with an operator for each at
$40/day, and fuel and maintenance for each at $60/day. The machine's service life is 8
years with no salvage value.
Plan B: Hire 20 student hand-shovelers who as a group can clear as much sidewalk
as the machines for $30/student/day.
If the interest rate on USU funds is 10%/year, the breakeven point between Plan A & B
is closest to?
O 11
20
28
O 42
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