You Have Been Asked to Evaluate 2 Pollution Control Devices

question 17

Multiple Choice

You have been asked to evaluate 2 pollution control devices. The wet scrub costs $100 to set up and $50 per year to operate. It must be completely replaced every 3 years, and it has no salvage value. The dry scrub device costs $200 to set up and $30 per year to operate. It lasts for 5 years and has no salvage value. Assuming that pollution control equipment is replaced as it wears out, which device do you recommend if the cost of capital is 10%?

• A) Dry scrub, the EAC is $11.00.
• B) Wet scrub, the EAC is $90.21.
• C) Dry scrub, the EAC is $82.76.
• D) Wet scrub, the EAC is $9.79.
• E) Dry scrub, the EAC is $124.34.

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