A university spent $1.8 million to install solar panels atop a parking garage. These panels will have a capacity of 200 kilowatts (kW) and have a life expectancy of 20 years. Suppose that the discount rate is 30%, that electricity can be purchased at $0.30 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), and that the marginal cost of electricity production using the solar panels is zero.

1. Approximately how many hours per yearwill the solar panels need to operate to enable this project to break even?

A. 13,571.25

B. 9,047.50

C. 4,523.75

2. If the solar panels can operate only for 8,143 hours a year at maximum, the project ________ break even. A. Would B. Would Not

3. Continue to assume that the solar panels can operate only for 8,143 hours a year at maximum.

In order for the project to be worthwhile (i.e., at least break even), the university would need a grant of at least ________. A. $143,960.12 B. $233,935.20 C. $179,950.15 D. $125,965.10