Question: PROBLEM E: Use the following to answer questions 26 - 28: Carson City is buying new buses and has to select from two models. Model

PROBLEM E: Use the following to answer questions 26 - 28:

Carson City is buying new buses and has to select from two models. Model A (diesel bus) costs $80,000 to buy, with a fuel efficiency of 10 miles/gallon. Its operating cost is $0.28/mile. Model B (a hybrid bus) costs $105,000 to purchase but gets an average of 35 miles/gal. Its operating cost is $0.32/mile. The annual distance traveled is 25,000 miles, and the expected service life of either bus is 10 years. The average diesel price is $2.50/gallon.

E1.) The total life cycle cost for Bus A (in $) is:

a. 237,500

b. 243,750

c. 231,250

d. 238,750

e. 212,500

E2.)

  1. The total life cycle cost for Bus B (in $) is:

    a. 202,857

    b. 224,773

    c. 219,091

    d. 229,432

    e. 217,143

E3.)

  1. How many miles does each bus have to travel for the life cycle costs to be equal:

    a. 233,051

    b. 180,412

    c. 165,563

    d. 121,107

    e. 139,949

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