Combined-cycle power plants use two combustion turbines to produce electricity. Heat from the first turbines exhaust is
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Combined-cycle power plants use two combustion turbines to produce electricity. Heat from the first turbine’s exhaust is captured to heat water and produce steam sent to a second steam turbine that generates additional electricity. A 968-megawatt combined-cycle gas fired plant can be purchased for $450 million, has no salvage value, and produces a net cash flow (revenues less expenses) of $50 million per year over its expected 30-year life.
a. If the hurdle rate (MARR) is 12% per year, how profitable an investment is this power plant?
b. What is the simple payback period for the plant? Is this investment acceptable?
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important... Payback Period
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Engineering Economy
ISBN: 978-0133439274
16th edition
Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
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