Problem
1. You have been requested to recommend one of the mutually exclusive industrial sanitation control systems that are given below. If MARR is 15% per year, which system would you select? Use the B-C method.
Alternative
Gravity-fed Vacuum-led
Capital investment $24,500 $37,900
Annual receipts 8,000 8,000
less expenses Life in years 5 10
2. A flood control project with a life of 16 years will require an investment of $60,000 and annual maintenance costs of $5,000. The project will provide no benefits for the first two years but will save $24,000 per year in flood damage starting in the third year. The appropriate MARR is 12% per year.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.