Over the past several years, decommissioned U.S. warships have been turned into artificial reefs in the ocean by towing them out to sea and sinking them. The thinking was that sinking the ship would conveniently dispose of it while providing an artificial reef environment for aquatic life. In reality, some of the sunken ships have released toxins into the ocean and have been costly to 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). (Click the icon to view additional information.) Read the requirements Requirement 1. Is it more financially advantageous to sink the ship (assume that it costs approximately $1.5 million to tow a ship out to sea and sink it) or to dismantle and recycle it? Show your calculations. (Enter dollar amounts in millions.) U.S. Government Financial Decision Cost to dismantle and recycle Bid price Less: scrap value Cost to sink Net difference in favor (against) of sinking Requirement 2. 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. From a sustainability standpoint, the decommissioned aircraft carrier should be The following qualitative factors should be considered into this analysis. 1) 2) 3) Over the past several years, decommissioned U.S. warships have been turned into artificial reefs in the ocean by towing them out to sea and sinking them. The thinking was that sinking the ship would conveniently dispose of it while providing an artificial reef environment for aquatic life. In reality, some of the sunken ships have released toxins into the ocean and have been costly to 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). (Click the icon to view additional information.) Read the requirements Requirement 1. Is it more financially advantageous to sink the ship (assume that it costs approximately $1.5 million to tow a ship out to sea and sink it) or to dismantle and recycle it? Show your calculations. (Enter dollar amounts in millions.) U.S. Government Financial Decision Cost to dismantle and recycle Bid price Less: scrap value Cost to sink Net difference in favor (against) of sinking Requirement 2. 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. From a sustainability standpoint, the decommissioned aircraft carrier should be The following qualitative factors should be considered into this analysis. 1) 2) 3)
