Question: Nucom Digital Services (NDS) is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that caters to individual consumers and small businesses who require a high level of service

Nucom Digital Services (NDS) is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that caters to individual consumers and small businesses who require a high level of service and are willing to pay a premium for it. Specifically, NDS offers state-of-the-art office applications and web-building software and design, as well as plenty of secure storage space and fast access via its high-speed servers. The territory that NDS currently serves is Ontario and Eastern Canada. It offers service in English and French. Q1) NDS has preliminary design concepts for two (2) servers that are being considered for development. The Saturn Server and the Venus Server. Your job is to determine which server design is better environmentally. Using the following equation, we can compare the two design alternatives: Revenue Retrieval = Total Resale Revenue + Total Recycling Revenue Total Processing Cost Total Disposal Cost Specifically, you are to use the following data to help NDS determine: SATURN SERVER Part Resale Revenue per Unit Recycling Revenue per Unit Processing Cost per Unit Disposal Cost per Unit Motherboard $4.60 $1.07 $1.04 $1.62 Processor $0.53 $4.09 $2.98 $3.31 Hard Disk Drive $1.75 $1.43 $2.11 $1.46 Power Supply $1.82 $2.11 $0.96 $1.83 VENUS SERVER Part Resale Revenue per Unit Recycling Revenue per Unit Processing Cost per Unit Disposal Cost per Unit Motherboard $4.16 $2.48 $1.57 $1.67 Processor $0.47 $5.00 $2.84 $1.76 Hard Disk Drive $1.76 $2.23 $2.45 $1.50 Power Supply $1.99 $1.79 $0.89 $1.27 a) The revenue retrieval for the Saturn Server. MUST SHOW FULL CALCULATIONS (5 marks) b) The revenue retrieval for the Venus Server. MUST SHOW FULL CALCULATIONS c) Which server is the better design alternative based on revenue retrieval? (1 mark) Q2) Based on preliminary feedback received, NDS is considering some additions and changes to each server model design. They have now decided to add an updated GPU to the Saturn Server with cost and revenue estimates as shown below to the Saturn Server design. They have also decided to use an upgraded Processor for the Venus Server with cost and revenue estimates as shown below to the Venus Server design. SATURN SERVER (with GPU addition) Part Resale Revenue per Unit Recycling Revenue per Unit Processing Cost per Unit Disposal Cost per Unit Motherboard $4.60 $1.07 $1.04 $1.62 Processor $0.53 $4.09 $2.98 $3.31 Hard Disk Drive $1.75 $1.43 $2.11 $1.46 Power Supply $1.82 $2.11 $0.96 $1.83 GPU $1.91 $1.66 $2.01 $1.01 VENUS SERVER (with updated processor) Part Resale Revenue per Unit Recycling Revenue per Unit Processing Cost per Unit Disposal Cost per Unit Motherboard $4.16 $2.48 $1.57 $1.67 Upgraded Processor $1.52 $2.98 $1.61 $3.17 Hard Disk Drive $1.76 $2.23 $2.45 $1.50 Power Supply $1.99 $1.79 $0.89 $1.27 a) What is the new revenue retrieval for the Saturn Server with the GPU addition? MUST SHOW FULL CALCULATIONS b) What is the new revenue retrieval for the Venus Server with the upgraded processor? MUST SHOW FULL CALCULATIONS c) Which server is the better environmental design alternative based on revenue retrieval?

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