be sold for an estimated $9000. A replacement costs$80,000 with a $10,000 salvage value after 3 years and an operating cost of $19,000 per year. Different vendors have offered $10,000 and $20,000, respectively, for the current system as trade-in for the re-placement machine. At i = 12% per year, perform a replacement study and determine whether the de-fender should be retained or replaced.Its
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