Perform a Cost-Benefit Analysis with Payback Period Calculation Using the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Perform a cost-benefit analysis with payback period calculation using the following data: Direct Costs
• 15 laptops-$1,850/each
• A server-$2,100
• Network installation-$16,500
• Software-$22,500
Indirect Costs
• Training-$10,000
Annualized Benefits
• Increased capacity-$250,000

• A) Total costs are $52,950 with a payback period of 0.21 years.
• B) Total costs are $52,950 with a payback period of 0.32 years.
• C) Total costs are $108,250 with a payback period of 0.43 years.
• D) Total costs are $78,850 with a payback period of 0.32 years.
• E) Total costs are $78,850 with a payback period of 0.43 years.

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Definitions:

Trilevel Processing

A theoretical concept in cognitive psychology and neuroscience proposing that information is processed at three levels: automatic, algorithmic, and reflective, contributing to complex mental activities.

Perceptual Primitive

Fundamental elements from which more complex perceptual structures are built, such as edges or color in visual perception.

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that uses the brain's existing knowledge, concepts, ideas, and expectations to make sense of incoming sensory information.

Bottom-up Processing

A type of information processing that begins with sensory input and builds up to the formation of a perceptual output.