Question: Problem H: Answer questions 52-55: Carson City is buying new buses, and has to select from two models. Model A (diesel bus) costs $90,000 to

 Problem H: Answer questions 52-55: Carson City is buying new buses,and has to select from two models. Model A (diesel bus) costs

Problem H: Answer questions 52-55: Carson City is buying new buses, and has to select from two models. Model A (diesel bus) costs $90,000 to buy, with a fuel efficiency of 10 miles/gallon. Its operating cost is $0.28/mile. Model B (a hybrid bus) costs $115,000 to purchase, but gets an average of 22 miles/gal. Its operating cost is $0.35/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 $3.25/ gallon. 52. The total life cycle cost for Bus A (in \$) is: A. 253,750 B. 231,250 C. 241,250 D. 248,750 E. 222,500 QUESTION 53 53. The total life cycle cost for Bus B (in \$) is: A) 212,857 B) 234,773 C) 219,091 D) 229,432 E) 239,432 54. How many miles does each bus have to travel for the life cycle costs to be equal: A) 165,563 B) 180,412 C) 233,051 D) 121,107 E) 139,949 QUESTION 55 55. What is the crossover point in years: A) 4.84 B) 9.32 C) 7.21 D) 5.60 E) 6.75 Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers

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