At the Motorola plant in Mesa, Arizona, it is desired to determine whether one-inch-thick insulation or two-inch-thick

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At the Motorola plant in Mesa, Arizona, it is desired to determine whether one-inch-thick insulation or two-inch-thick insulation should be used to reduce heat loss from a long section of steam pipe. The heat loss from this pipe without any insulation would cost $2.00 per linear foot per year. The one-inch insulation will eliminate 88% of the heat loss and will cost $0.60 per foot. Two-inch insulation will eliminate 92% of the heat loss and will cost $1.10 per foot. The steam pipe is 1,000 feet in length and will last for 10 years. MARR = 6% per year. Which insulation thickness should be recommended?
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Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...
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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0132554909

15th edition

Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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