Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134870069
Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 37P
The city of Oak Ridge is considering the construction of a four kilometer (km) greenway walking trail. It will cost $1,000 per km to build the trail and $300 per km per year to maintain it over its 20-year life. If the city’s MARR is 7% per year, what is the equivalent uniform annual cost of this project? Assume the trail has no residual value at the end of 20 years. (5.5)
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