Questions from Engineering

Q: Process A has a fixed cost of $160,000 per

Process A has a fixed cost of $160,000 per year and a variable cost of $50 per unit. For Process B, 10 units can be produced in 1 day at a cost of $200. If the company’s MARR is 10% per year, what wil...

Q: An independent over-the-road (OTR) truck driver

An independent over-the-road (OTR) truck driver owner paid $68,000 for a used tractor-trailer. The salvage value of the rig after 5 more years of use is expected to be $36,000. The operating cost is $...

Q: Handheld fiber optic meters with white light polarization interferometry are useful for

Handheld fiber optic meters with white light polarization interferometry are useful for measuring temperature, pressure, and strain in electrically noisy environments. The fixed costs associated with...

Q: Microsurfacing is part of a pavement restoration and maintenance program that seals

Microsurfacing is part of a pavement restoration and maintenance program that seals the surface of a street that has minor cracking to prevent water from penetrating into the base material. The annual...

Q: For some years, the City of Armstrong Power Authority has used

For some years, the City of Armstrong Power Authority has used 4-20 mA technology to measure parameters such as pressure, temperature, flow rates, and speed of various machinery and systems installed...

Q: Two membrane systems are under consideration for treating cooling tower blowdown to

Two membrane systems are under consideration for treating cooling tower blowdown to reduce its volume. A low-pressure seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) system will operate at 500 psi and produce 720,000...

Q: The costs and revenue projections for a new product are estimated.

The costs and revenue projections for a new product are estimated. What is the estimated profit at aproduction rate of 20% above breakeven? Fixed cost = $500,000 per year Production cost per unit = $2...

Q: An online commercial directory service must decide between composing the ads for

An online commercial directory service must decide between composing the ads for its clients inhouse or paying a production company to compose them. To develop the ads in-house, the company will have...

Q: Freeport McMoRan engineers estimated that the capital investment necessary for recovering valuable

Freeport McMoRan engineers estimated that the capital investment necessary for recovering valuable metals (nickel, silver, gold, etc.) from a copper refinery’s wastewater would be $150 million. The eq...

Q: Alfred Home Construction is considering the purchase of five dumpsters and the

Alfred Home Construction is considering the purchase of five dumpsters and the transport truck to store and transfer construction debris from building sites. The entire rig is estimated to have an ini...