Engineering Economy (16th Edition) - Standalone book
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Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 24P
(a):
To determine
Calculate the optimum thickness.
(b):
To determine
Minimizing the total cost.
(c):
To determine
Trade off.
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