Washington Automation Corporation must choose the better economical alternative between the two listed below. If $1,000$ units are required per year, which alternative is economically attractive?

Assume that the life of the automated equipment is $5$ years.

Alternative Resources Required

A Skilled Operator at $$25$ per hour; $35$ minutes per unit of skilled labor time is required.

B Unskilled operator at $$12$ per hour plus automated equipment costing $$50,000$; $10$ minutes of operator time per unit is required.