If the Challenger Is Different from the Defender, and the Challenger

question 40

Multiple Choice

If the challenger is different from the defender, and the challenger does not repeat, what should one do to make an educated decision about replacement?

• A)Compute the economic life and the associated EAC of all the challengers.
• B)Compute the EAC of the remaining economic life of the defender.
• C)Keep the defender.
• D)Replace the defender by the challenger immediately.
• E)Structure the problem as a set of mutually exclusive alternatives.

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