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Cоngrаtulаtiоns! Yоu've just been mаde the production engineer for the manufacturing process known as Beta-Five. Beta-Five is your company's most profitable product line. As your first major project, you want to make a big impact. So, you suggest that the company should produce an additional 1 million units of Beta-Five next year (year 1), and then maintain that new production level until the end of year 3. In order to produce those new units in your current facility, you will need to acquire some new manufacturing hardware as well as to increase your annual labor and maintenance expenses (all listed in the table below). You will also have to buy the raw materials for the new production, which typically cost $0.30 per unit. Your new hardware will have a year-3 salvage value shown in the table below. However, you also have the option to partner with a smaller company to manufacture the units off-site. This company would simply charge you $3.75 per unit to be produced. In that case, you will not need to pay for any raw materials, equipment, labor, or operation and maintenance, and you will not benefit from the salvage of the equipment. If your MARR = 6%, a) use annual equivalent worth analysis to find the unit cost to make the extra 1 Million units of Beta-Five yourself, and b) decide whether it is better to buy the units for $3.75 each or make them yourself. Justify your answer, and show all work. You may find the formula below helpful. You will need to use the table of costs below.
The nаtiоn's nаtiоnаl park system is initiating a tremendоus upgrade and renovation program thanks to renewed interest in outdoor recreation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the visitor center(s) at each national park will be upgraded. The construction phase will last for 2 years and then begin full operation in year 3. Once operational, it is expected that the upgrades will operate for 20 years (years 3 – 22 of the project). These renovations will cost $100 Million now, $150 Million in year 1, and $50 Million at the end of year 2 in initial expenses. During the time of the construction (years 0 - 2), the existing privately run vendors that work in the parks will lose a total of $10 Million per year, and the park service will lose $30 Million per year in lost revenue during those 2 years due to decreased visits while the visitor centers are offline. Once open, the upgraded facilities are expected to attract $25 Million in extra revenue to the Park Service per year in years 3 through 22, but the Park Service will incur an additional $8 Million per year in operating expenses over that time due to the new additions. Additionally, private vendors within the centers are expected to add $6 Million per year in additional sales during years 3 – 22. Finally, it is expected that other local business near the parks (hotels, restaurants, resorts, etc.) will see an increase in sales totaling $12 Million per year over this operational period (years 3 – 22). Assuming the social discount rate is 10%... A) Find the B/C Ratio for this public project. B) Determine if this project should be accepted based on the B/C ratio.