An engineer must decide between two ways to pump concrete to the top of a seven-story building. Plan 1 requires the leasing ofequipment for $60,000 initially and will cost between $0.40 and $0.95 per metric ton to operate, with a most likely cost of $0.50 permetric ton. The pumper can pump 100 metric tons per 8-hour day. If leased, the asset will have a contract period of 5 years. Plan 2 is arental option that will cost $19,000 per year. In addition, an extra $20.5 per hour labor cost will be incurred for operating the rentedequipment per 8-hour day. Which plan should the engineer recommend if the equipment will be needed for 75 days per year? TheMARR is 12% per year.The annual worth of plan 1 lease optimistic is $The annual worth of plan 1 most likely is $The annual worth of plan 1 pessimistic is $The annual worth of plan 2 rental is $Plan 1 lease optimistic is better than rental of plan 2.Plan 1 most likely is better than rental of plan 2.Plan 1 lease pessimistic is better than rental of plan 2.

STEP 1 The length of time they cover is the key distinction between a lease and a rent arrangement.…

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