A state is planning to construct a stretch of highway extending to 60 Kilometer. The state signed a contract based on the BOT option (Build, Operate, and Transfer) with a construction company. The construction company will finish the project in two years (30 kilometers per year), after which it will operate the highway for 25 years. The company generates revenues by collecting a flat fees from the cars using the highway. The following information is available: Cost/Kilometer: 1,000,000 S Number of cars using the highway: 500,000 car for the first year of usage, then increase by 5% a year. Annual operation cost: 100,000 $ for the first year of usage, then increase by

A state is planning to construct a stretch of highway extending to 60 Kilometer. The state signed a contract based on the BOT option (Build, Operate, and Transfer) with a construction company. The construction company will finish the project in two years (30 kilometers per year), after which it will operate the highway for 25 years. The company generates revenues by collecting a flat fees from the cars using the highway. The following information is available: Cost/Kilometer: 1,000,000 S Number of cars using the highway: 500,000 car for the first year of usage, then increase by 5% a year. Annual operation cost: 100,000 $ for the first year of usage, then increase by

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter8: Cost Analysis

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