Engineering Economy – Problem 3.12
Costs associated with the manufacture of miniature high-sensitivity piezoresistive pressure transducers are $73,000 per year. A clever industrial engineer found that by spending $16,000 now to reconfigure the production line and reprogram two of the robotic arms, the cost will go down to $58,000 next year and $52,000 in years 2 through 5. Using an interest rate of 10% per year, determine ( a ) the equivalent annual cost of the manufacturing operations and (b) the equivalent annual savings in years 1 through 5.
Sample problems and notes are based on the following textbook: Engineering Economy 7th Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0073376301
ISBN-10: 0073376302
Edition: 7
Author: Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin
Published Date: 2011
