A Landscaping Company Is Considering Renting a Backhoe at $12,000

question 36

Multiple Choice

A landscaping company is considering renting a backhoe at $12,000 for the season. The variable cost of completing a landscaping project with the use of the backhoe is $500. Alternatively, without the use of the backhoe, the company would incur a variable cost of $1,000 per landscaping project and no fixed costs. If the landscaping company plans to complete more than _____ projects, the total cost of landscaping projects will be lower _____.

• A) 24; with the backhoe
• B) 18; with the backhoe
• C) 44; without the backhoe
• D) 12; without the backhoe

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Definitions:

Expected Value

A calculated average of all possible values for a random variable, reflecting the expected level of gain or loss over time for a given situation or set of outcomes.

Perfect Information

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Net Present Value

A financial metric that calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time.