Question: In planning a small two-story office building, the architect has submitted two designs. The first provides foundation and structural details so that two additional stories

In planning a small two-story office building, the architect has submitted two designs. The first provides foundation and structural details so that two additional stories can be added to the required initial two stories at a later date and without modifications to the original structure. This building would cost $1,400,000. The second design, without such provisions, would cost only $1,250,000. If the first plan is adopted, an additional two stories could be added at a later date at a cost of $850,000. If the second plan is adopted however considerable strengthening and reconstruction would be required which would add $300,000 to the cost of a two-story addition. Assuming that the building is expected to be needed for 75 years, by what time would the additional two stories have to be built to make the adoption of the first design justified? MARR is 10% per year?

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