A highway bridge is being considered for replacement. The new bridge would cost $X and would last for 24 years. Annual maintenance costs for the new bridge are estimated to be $24,000. People will be charged a toll of $0.29 per car to use the new bridge. Annual car traffic is estimated at 390,000 cars. The cost of collecting the toll consists of annual salaries for six collectors at $10,000 per collector. The existing bridge can be refurbished for $1,300,000 and would need to be replaced in 24 years. There would be additional refurbishing costs of $75,000 every five years and regular annual maintenance costs of $22,000 for the existing bridge. There would be no toll to use the refurbished bridge. If MARR is 12% per year, what is the maximum acceptable cost (X) of the new bridge?
A highway bridge is being considered for replacement. The new bridge would cost $X and would last for 24 years. Annual maintenance costs for the new bridge are estimated to be $24,000. People will be charged a toll of $0.29 per car to use the new bridge. Annual car traffic is estimated at 390,000 cars. The cost of collecting the toll consists of annual salaries for six collectors at $10,000 per collector. The existing bridge can be refurbished for $1,300,000 and would need to be replaced in 24 years. There would be additional refurbishing costs of $75,000 every five years and regular annual maintenance costs of $22,000 for the existing bridge. There would be no toll to use the refurbished bridge. If MARR is 12% per year, what is the maximum acceptable cost (X) of the new bridge?
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