Question: Five revenue projects are under consideration by General Dynamics for improving material flow through an assembly line. The initial cost in $1000 and the life

Five revenue projects are under consideration by General Dynamics for improving material flow through an assembly line. The initial cost in $1000 and the life of each project are as follows (revenue estimates are not shown):


Five revenue projects are under consideration by General Dynamic


An engineer made the comparisons shown below.
From the calculations, determine which project, if any, should be undertaken if the company's MARR is
(a) 11.5% per year
(b) 13.5% per year. If other calculations are necessary to make a decision, state which ones.
Comparison Incremental Rate of Return, %
B vs DN ............13%
A vs B ............19%
D vs DN ............11%
E vs B .............15%
E vs D .............24%
E vs A .............21%
C vs DN ............ 7%
C vs A ............19%
E vs DN ............12%
A vs DN ............10%
E vs C .............33%
D vs C .............33%
D vs B.............29%

Project Initial cost, $1000 Life, years -700 2300-9003001600

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