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Ken Allen, capital budgeting analyst for Bally Gears, Inc., has been asked to evaluate a proposal. The manager of the automotive division believes that replacing therobotics used on the heavy truck gear line will produce total benefits of $516,000 (in today's dollars) over the next 5 years. The existing robotics would produce benefits of $387,000 (also in today's dollars) over that same timeperiod. An initial cash investment of $206,400 would be required to install the new equipment. The manager estimates that the existing robotics can be sold for $72,000. Show how Ken will apply marginal cost-benefit analysistechniques to determine the following:a. The marginal benefits of the proposed new robotics.b. The marginal cost of the proposed new roboticsc. The net benefit of the proposed new robotics.
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space below several overpasses into basketball, handball, miniature golf, and tennis courts. The estimates are initial cost of $182,000;
life of 20 years and, annual M&O costs of $24,000. The department expects 30,000 people per year to use the facilities an average of
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A proposal to reduce traffic congestion on Jounieh Highway has a B/C
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