You would like to work part time in the meal delivery service to help pay your way through your Engineering program. The cost of the e-bike is $4000. Operating costs are $200 per year for maintenance and $300 at the end of every second year to replace the tires so you can ride an additional two years without getting a flat. You expect the program to take 6 years to complete and you expect to be able to sell the bike at the end of that time

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You would like to work part time in the meal delivery service to help pay your way through your Engineering program. The cost of the e-bike is $4000. Operating costs are $200 per year for maintenance and $300 at the end of every second year to replace the tires so you can ride an additional two years without getting a flat. You expect the program to take 6 years to complete and you expect to be able to sell the bike at the end of that time for $1000. How much do you need to earn each year (within $20) to offset those costs (to break even)? MARR=7%

a. 922

b. 962

c. 1002

d. 1042

e. None of the above 

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