6.34 An international aerospace contractor has been Year asked by a municipal police department to estimate...

 

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6.34 An international aerospace contractor has been Year asked by a municipal police department to estimate and analyze the life cycle costs for a proposed drone surveillance system to monitor traffic patterns and congestion within the central thoroughfares of the city. The list of items include the following general categories: R&D costs (R&D), nonrecurring invest- ment costs (NRI), recurring investment costs (RI), scheduled and unscheduled maintenance costs (Maint), equipment usage costs (Equip), and dis- posal costs (Disp). The costs (in $ million units) for the 20-year life cycle have been estimated. Calculate the annual LCC at an interest rate of 7% per year. R&D NRI RI Maint Equip Disp 0 5.5 1.1 123 3.5 2.5 0.5 5.2 1.3 0.6 1.5 4 10.5 3.1 1.4 3.6 5 6-10 11-20 10.5 4.2 1.6 5.3 6.5 2.7 7.8 2.2 3.5 8.5 18-20 2.7 6.34 An international aerospace contractor has been Year asked by a municipal police department to estimate and analyze the life cycle costs for a proposed drone surveillance system to monitor traffic patterns and congestion within the central thoroughfares of the city. The list of items include the following general categories: R&D costs (R&D), nonrecurring invest- ment costs (NRI), recurring investment costs (RI), scheduled and unscheduled maintenance costs (Maint), equipment usage costs (Equip), and dis- posal costs (Disp). The costs (in $ million units) for the 20-year life cycle have been estimated. Calculate the annual LCC at an interest rate of 7% per year. R&D NRI RI Maint Equip Disp 0 5.5 1.1 123 3.5 2.5 0.5 5.2 1.3 0.6 1.5 4 10.5 3.1 1.4 3.6 5 6-10 11-20 10.5 4.2 1.6 5.3 6.5 2.7 7.8 2.2 3.5 8.5 18-20 2.7