At the beginning of year 1, a new machine must be purchased. The cost of maintaining a

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At the beginning of year 1, a new machine must be purchased. The cost of maintaining a machine, depending on its age, is given in the file P05_61.xlsx. The cost of purchasing a machine at the beginning of each year is given in this same file. There is no trade-in value when a machine is replaced. The goal is to minimize the total (purchase plus maintenance) cost of having a machine for five years. Determine the years in which a new machine should be purchased.

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Practical Management Science

ISBN: 1497

5th Edition

Authors: Wayne L. Winston, Christian Albright

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