Question: The County Fire Department is considering two options (A and B) for upgrading its aging physical facility. Assume an interest rate of 6% per year

 The County Fire Department is considering two options (A and B)

The County Fire Department is considering two options (A and B) for upgrading its aging physical facility. Assume an interest rate of 6% per year and a 50-year time period. Plan A: Involves remodeling the existing fire station by spending $2,252,000 now. In addition, the cost for personnel and equipment will be $126,000 per year. Plan B: Calls for buying 5 acres of land for building a new fire station. The cost of land in that area is estimated to be $366,000 per acre. The size of the new fire station would be 9,000 square feet with a construction cost of $151.18 per square foot. Contractor fees are expected to be $421,500 (Assume all of the costs for plan B occur at time 0). In addition, the sale of the old site is anticipated to net a positive $500,000 five years in the future from today

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