Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780135232873
Author: Steven J. Peterson MBA PE
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 36P
Your company has purchased a new excavator for $210,000. The excavator can be billed out at $180.00 per hour, has an hourly operation cost of $104.00 and a useful life of six years. At the end of six years, the excavator has a salvage value of $35,000. The operator cost is $36.00 per hour. Using a MARR of 25%, what is the minimum number of hours that must be billed each year in order for your company to break even?
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Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
Ch. 17 - What is the do nothing alternative?Ch. 17 - Why is it important to compare all possible...Ch. 17 - What is a sunk cost? How should sunk costs be...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4DQCh. 17 - Prob. 5DQCh. 17 - What is a study period? Why must all of the...Ch. 17 - Why do the NPV, the future worth, and the annual...Ch. 17 - Why must you use mutually exclusive alternatives...Ch. 17 - Why would one use the capital recovery with return...Ch. 17 - What are the weaknesses of the payback period...
Ch. 17 - What types of investments does the payback period...Ch. 17 - What is the advantage of using the project balance...Ch. 17 - A manager has up to 190.000 available to invest in...Ch. 17 - A manager has up to 200,000 available to invest in...Ch. 17 - Determine the MARR for a company that can borrow...Ch. 17 - Determine the MARR for a company that can invest...Ch. 17 - Your company is looking at purchasing a dump truck...Ch. 17 - Your company is looking at purchasing a loader at...Ch. 17 - Your company needs to purchase a new track hoe and...Ch. 17 - Your company needs to purchase a new track hoe and...Ch. 17 - Your company needs to purchase a track hoe and has...Ch. 17 - Your company needs to purchase a truck and has...Ch. 17 - Prob. 23PCh. 17 - Determine the incremental net present value for...Ch. 17 - Determine the future worth for Problem 17. Should...Ch. 17 - Determine the future worth for Problem 18. Should...Ch. 17 - Prob. 27PCh. 17 - Determine the annual equivalent for Problem 18....Ch. 17 - Determine the rate of return for Problem 17....Ch. 17 - Determine the rate of return for Problem 18....Ch. 17 - Your company has 100,000 to invest and has...Ch. 17 - Your company has 200,000 to invest and has...Ch. 17 - Determine the incremental rate of return for...Ch. 17 - Prob. 34PCh. 17 - Your company has purchased a new track hoe for...Ch. 17 - Your company has purchased a new excavator for...Ch. 17 - Determine the payback period without interest for...Ch. 17 - Determine the payback period without interest for...Ch. 17 - Prob. 39PCh. 17 - Determine the payback period with interest for...Ch. 17 - Draw a project balance chart for Problem 17.Ch. 17 - Draw a project balance chart for Problem 18.
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