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Engineering Economy, Student Value Edition (17th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134838137
Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 78FE
Acme Manufacturing makes their preliminary economic studies using a before-tax MARR of 18%. More detailed studies are performed on an after-tax basis. If their effective tax rate is 25%, the after-tax MARR is
- a. 6%
- b. 7%
- c. 11%
- d. 13%
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