You are evaluating three mutually exclusive public-works projects with the respective costs and benefits included in the table below. The useful life of each of the projects is 30 years and MARR is 12% annually. Should any of the projects be selected? (Hint: use incremental B-C Analysis)   A B C Capital Investment $10,500,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000 Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs $850,000 $925,000 $930,000 Market Value $1,350,000 $1,950,000 $2,100,000 Annual Benefit $2,250,000 $2,565,000 $2,700,000

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You are evaluating three mutually exclusive public-works projects with the respective costs and benefits included in the table below. The useful life of each of the projects is 30 years and MARR is 12% annually. Should any of the projects be selected? (Hint: use incremental B-C Analysis)

 

A

B

C

Capital Investment

$10,500,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs

$850,000

$925,000

$930,000

Market Value

$1,350,000

$1,950,000

$2,100,000

Annual Benefit

$2,250,000

$2,565,000

$2,700,000

 

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