Question: d points Save Answer A building owner is considering installing solar roof panels on a building. The cost of installing solar panels is $13,000+$21.10'S where

 d points Save Answer A building owner is considering installing solar

d points Save Answer A building owner is considering installing solar roof panels on a building. The cost of installing solar panels is $13,000+$21.10'S where S is the square footage of the solar panels. There is an annual maintenance cost of $5.70 per square foot of installed solar panel. The solar panels will last 22 years, and there is no salvage value or disposal cost. The electricity usage for a single hour for the building with operating solar solar panels is E is the electricity usage in kWh (kilowatt-hour) and S is the square footage of the solar panels. The cost of electricity is $0.23 per kWh, and the solar where panels will operate for 12 hours per day, 365 days per year. The building owner's MARR is 99%. Assuming the building owner wants to minimize the annual equivalent cost, how many square feet of solar panels should be installed? HINT: You should convert the cost of installing the solar panel to an annual cost

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