A company has a central document copying service. With the present copy machines, the average time for making copies is 3 minutes. A new machine reduces the copy time to 2 minutes on average. The new machine would cost 10$ per hour to rent more than the present machine. The average wage of the company employees that make copies is 7.5$ an hour. Is the new machine worth the 10$ more rent? To answer this question, answer the following questions: 1) How many employees want to make copies in an hour and what is the total labor cost saving?

A company has a central document copying service. With the present copy machines, the average time for making copies is 3 minutes. A new machine reduces the copy time to 2 minutes on average. The new machine would cost 10$ per hour to rent more than the present machine. The average wage of the company employees that make copies is 7.5$ an hour. Is the new machine worth the 10$ more rent? To answer this question, answer the following questions: 1) How many employees want to make copies in an hour and what is the total labor cost saving?

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter2: Building Blocks Of Managerial Accounting

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Problem 11EA: Markson and Sons leases a copy machine with terms that include a fixed fee each month plus acharge...

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