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Chapter 6 Problem 6-31

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An engineer has a fluctuating future budget for themaintenance of a particular machine. During each ofthe first 5 years, $1000 per year will be budgeted.During the second 5 years, the annual budget will be$1500 per year. In addition, $3500 will be budgetedfor an overhaul of the machine at the end of the fourthyear, and another $3500 for an overhaul at the end ofthe eighth year. Theengineerasksyouto computethe uniform annualexpenditure that would be equivalent to these fluctu-ating amounts, assuming interest at 6% per year.

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Title Engineering Economic Analysis 12 
Author Donald G. Newnan; Jerome P. Lavelle; Ted G. Eschenbach
ISBN 9780199339273

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