Question: Two electric motors are being economically evaluated for the use in unmanned vehicle. Each is capable of delivering 90 horsepower to a necessary application that the vehicle performs. Data for the mutually exclusive motors as follows: Motor X Motor Y $2,500 0.76 $3,200 Initial investment Electricity efficiency Annual maintenance Useful life (years) 0.91 $450 12 $600 12 If the expected usage of the motor is 700 hours per year, what would the cost of electric power have to be (in $ per kWh) before the Motor Y is favored over the Motor X? Use i =10% per year. (1 horsepower = 0.746 kilowatts)
Question: Two electric motors are being economically evaluated for the use in unmanned vehicle. Each is capable of delivering 90 horsepower to a necessary application that the vehicle performs. Data for the mutually exclusive motors as follows: Motor X Motor Y $2,500 0.76 $3,200 Initial investment Electricity efficiency Annual maintenance Useful life (years) 0.91 $450 12 $600 12 If the expected usage of the motor is 700 hours per year, what would the cost of electric power have to be (in $ per kWh) before the Motor Y is favored over the Motor X? Use i =10% per year. (1 horsepower = 0.746 kilowatts)
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Two electric motors are being economically evaluated for the use in
unmanned vehicle. Each is capable of delivering 90 horsepower to a
necessary application that the vehicle performs. Data for the mutually
exclusive motors as follows:
Motor X
Motor Y
$2,500
0.76
$3,200
0.91
Initial investment
Electricity efficiency
Annual maintenance
Useful life (years)
$450
12
$600
12
If the expected usage of the motor is 700 hours per year, what would the cost
of electric power have to be (in $ per kWh) before the Motor Y is favored over
the Motor X? Use i =10% per year. (1 horsepower = 0.746 kilowatts)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7b9b179e-ee0e-4fdb-bf6f-04059bfa0e20%2Fe6599323-7494-4dfd-ad8d-25b2a92f3f7d%2Fl1mlp5h_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Two electric motors are being economically evaluated for the use in
unmanned vehicle. Each is capable of delivering 90 horsepower to a
necessary application that the vehicle performs. Data for the mutually
exclusive motors as follows:
Motor X
Motor Y
$2,500
0.76
$3,200
0.91
Initial investment
Electricity efficiency
Annual maintenance
Useful life (years)
$450
12
$600
12
If the expected usage of the motor is 700 hours per year, what would the cost
of electric power have to be (in $ per kWh) before the Motor Y is favored over
the Motor X? Use i =10% per year. (1 horsepower = 0.746 kilowatts)
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