Process X is estimated to have a fixed cost of $40,000 per year and a variable cost

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Process X is estimated to have a fixed cost of $40,000 per year and a variable cost of $60 per unit in year 1, decreasing by $5 per unit per year thereafter. Process Y will have a fixed cost of $70,000 per year and a variable cost of $10 per unit in year 1, increasing by $1 per unit per year thereafter. At an interest rate of 12% per year, how many units must be produced in year 3 for the two processes to break even?

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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0073523439

8th edition

Authors: Leland T. Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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