decontaminate. Now the U$.$S$.$ government is taking bids to instead dismantle and recycle ships that have recently been decommissioned $($but have not been sunk yet.$)$ This geographic area has been experiencing record$-$high unemployment rates in recent years.

Read the requirements. calculations. $($Enter dollar amounts in millions. Enter the net difference with a minus sign or parentheses is the cost to dismantle and recycle is less than the cost to sink$.)$

U$.$S$.$ Government

Financial Decision

Cost to dismantle and recycle

Bid price

Less: scrap value

Cost to sink

Net difference in favor of $($against$)$ sinking

Requirements

Is it more financially advantageous to sink the ship $($assume that it costs approximately $$0\mathrm{.}8$ million to tow a ship out to sea and sink it$)$ or to dismantle and recycle it$?$ Show your calculations.

From a sustainability standpoint, what should be done with the decommissioned aircraft carrier? List some of the qualitative factors that should enter into this analysis.