To recover the waste heat from the processed fluid, a chemical industry planned to invest in a heat exchanger. Company has 4 investment options namely HE1, HE2, HE3 & HE4. Company expected at least 20 % annual return before taxes based on the purchased cost.    HE1 HE2 HE3 HE4 Purchased Cost (OMR)  13000 17000 20000 38000 Maintenance Cost  (as % of purchased cost)  18 20 25 22 Operation Cost (OMR)  4500 6000 8000 9000 Energy Saving (OMR)  12000 15000 18000 25000 Suggest the suitable heat exchanger to the company based on the following methods. Justify the statement.  a) Incremental investment returns method  b) Minimum return as a cost method

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To recover the waste heat from the processed fluid, a chemical industry planned to invest in a heat exchanger. Company has 4 investment options namely HE1, HE2, HE3 & HE4. Company expected at least 20 % annual return before taxes based on the purchased cost. 

  HE1 HE2 HE3 HE4

Purchased Cost (OMR) 

13000 17000 20000 38000

Maintenance Cost 

(as % of purchased cost) 

18 20 25 22

Operation Cost (OMR) 

4500 6000 8000 9000

Energy Saving (OMR) 

12000 15000 18000 25000

Suggest the suitable heat exchanger to the company based on the following methods. Justify the statement. 

a) Incremental investment returns method 

b) Minimum return as a cost method 

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