Question: Current Attempt in Progress Nicholas is the facilities manager for Green Market Groceries. The store is remodeling and wants to determine which brand of freezer

Current Attempt in Progress Nicholas is the
Current Attempt in Progress Nicholas is the facilities manager for Green Market Groceries. The store is remodeling and wants to determine which brand of freezer to use for its frozen goods section. The freezers vary by size, cabinet type, accessibility, refrigerant, and interliner. These variables affect both the purchase cost and the operating cost (e.g, energy consumption) of each freezer. Currently, the cost of energy per kilowatt hour (kwh) is $0.10. Green Market expenses capital purchases over a three-year period. Given the cost and capacity data below, calculate the "productivity" (ie, the cubic feet of freezer space per dollar) for each freezer alternative. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 25.75.) Purchase cost Daily energy consumption (kw) Volume (cu ft) Productivity Alaskan Seal Alaskan Seal $3,120 3.51 26 BRR Frost $3,970 Which freezer brand would you recommend to Nicholas? 3.80 35 BRR Frost freezer brand can be recommended to Nicholas Cold Case $4,426 6.57 50 Deep Freeze $5,440 28.57 78 Cold Case Deep Freeze

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