Question: Please fully show work legibly, Thank you! EXAMPLE PROBLEM A MAJOR POTENTIOMETER MANUFACTURER IS CONSIDERING TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR NEW PRODUCTION MACHINES WITH CAPACITY TO PRODUCE

Please fully show work legibly, Thank you!
Please fully show work legibly, Thank you! EXAMPLE PROBLEM A MAJOR POTENTIOMETER

EXAMPLE PROBLEM A MAJOR POTENTIOMETER MANUFACTURER IS CONSIDERING TWO ALTERNATIVES FOR NEW PRODUCTION MACHINES WITH CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 20 000 UNITS PER DAY. ONE ALTERNATIVE IS FOR A HIGH-CAPACITY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION MACHINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 20 000 UNITS PER DAY WHEN OPERATED FOR THREE SHIFTS PER DAY. A QUARTER-TIME EMPLOYEE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO MONITOR THE MACHINE (EMPLOYEE WOULD MONITOR OTHER MACHINES AT THE SAME TIME). WITH THE THREE-SHIFT SCHEDULE THIS WOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO A THREE-QUARTER-TIME EMPLOYEE. A SECOND ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO USE TWO MANUALLY OPERATED MACHINES, EACH CAPABLE OF 10 000 UNITS PER DAY ASSUMING THREE-SHIFT OPERATION. HERE, A TOTAL OF SIX EMPLOYEES (2 PER SHIFT, 3 SHIFTS) WOULD BE NEEDED. IF LABOR COSTS (INCLUDING WAGES, BENEFITS, ETC.) ARE $40 000 PER EMPLOYEE PER YEAR, RECOMMEND WHICH ALTERNATIVE IS BEST USING THE EQUIVALENT UNIFORM ANNUAL COST METHOD. Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Cost to purchase $500 000 $100 000 Number of machines required 1 2 2 6 Number of employees required Expected life of machine 10 yr 10 yr Interest rate 8% 8% Annual maintenance cost per machine $30 000 $10 000 Salvage value at 10 years per machine $100 000 $20 000

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