QUESTION: To improve package tracking at a UPS transfer facility, conveyor equipment was upgraded with RFID sensors at a cost of $300 and has a useful life of 3 years. The operating cost is expected to be $150 per year. The salvage value of the equipment is expected to be $140 for the first 2 years, but due to obsolescence, it won't have a significant value after that. At an interest rate of 10% per year, determine (a) The economic service life of the equipment and associated annual worth (b) The percentage increase in the AW of cost if the equipment is retained 1 years longer than the ESL
QUESTION: To improve package tracking at a UPS transfer facility, conveyor equipment was upgraded with RFID sensors at a cost of $300 and has a useful life of 3 years. The operating cost is expected to be $150 per year. The salvage value of the equipment is expected to be $140 for the first 2 years, but due to obsolescence, it won't have a significant value after that. At an interest rate of 10% per year, determine (a) The economic service life of the equipment and associated annual worth (b) The percentage increase in the AW of cost if the equipment is retained 1 years longer than the ESL
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![QUESTION: To improve package tracking at a UPS transfer facility, conveyor equipment was
upgraded with RFID sensors at a cost of $300 and has a useful life of 3 years. The operating cost
is expected to be $150 per year. The salvage value of the equipment is expected to be $140 for
the first 2 years, but due to obsolescence, it won't have a significant value after that. At an
interest rate of 10% per year,
(a) The economic service life of the equipment and associated annual worth
(b) The percentage increase in the AW of cost if the equipment is retained 1 years longer than the
ESL
determine](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F08cecaa7-8141-4916-99e2-999129504501%2F7b545362-5e9d-40bd-86a4-be1120287277%2Ff59s4t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION: To improve package tracking at a UPS transfer facility, conveyor equipment was
upgraded with RFID sensors at a cost of $300 and has a useful life of 3 years. The operating cost
is expected to be $150 per year. The salvage value of the equipment is expected to be $140 for
the first 2 years, but due to obsolescence, it won't have a significant value after that. At an
interest rate of 10% per year,
(a) The economic service life of the equipment and associated annual worth
(b) The percentage increase in the AW of cost if the equipment is retained 1 years longer than the
ESL
determine
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