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The United States of America Army Corps of Engineers (US Army Corps) is considering funding five (5) independent projects consisting of reservoirs, levees, and embankments.
The United States of America Army Corps of Engineers (US Army Corps) is considering funding five (5) independent projects consisting of reservoirs, levees, and embankments.
The table below, Table 9.1, Proposed Projects Data, shows the equivalent annual benefits and annual costs for each of the projects.
Table 9.1
Proposed Projects Data
Project
Annual Benefits (Millions)
Annual Costs (Millions)
1
US$1.8
US$2.0
2
US$5.6
US$4,2
3
US$8.4
US$6.8
4
US$2.6
US$2.8
5
US$6.6
US$5.4
With the US Army Corps able to adequately identify the benefits for each project, which of the projects should the US Army Corps fund?
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