Question: A 2 6 2 - hp diesel - powered wheel loader will be used to load shot rock. This loader was purchased for $ 3

A 262-hp diesel-powered wheel loader will be used to load shot rock. This loader was purchased
for $350,000. The estimated salvage value at the end of four years is $86,000. The company's cost
of capital is 8%. A set of tires costs $36,000. The operating factor is 0.62. The crankcase capacity
is 12 gals and the company has a policy to change oil every 100 hours on this job. The annual cost
of repairs equals 65% of the straight-line machine depreciation. Fuel cost is $3.25gal, and oil is
$4.55gal. The cost of other lubricants and filters is $0.45hr. Tire repair is 18% of tire depreciation.
The tires should give 3,600 hours of service. The loader will work 1,200hryr. In this usage, the
estimated life for bucket teeth is 120 hr . The local price for a set of teeth is $700. What is the
ownership and operation cost for the loader in this application, please use both the Time value of
money method and the AAI method for ownership cost?
Hourly Fuel Cost = Flywheel Horsepower * Fuel Factor * Fuel Unit Price
Fuel Factor of diesel type engine =0.04* operating factor
Fuel Factor of gasoline type engine =0.06* operating factor
Hourly Oil Quantity Consumed
=Horsepower*operatingfactor*0.0067.4lbgal+Capacityofthecrankcaseingallonsnumberofhoursbetweenoilchange
A 2 6 2 - hp diesel - powered wheel loader will

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