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A scraper will be purchased for a cost of $420,760. After a useful life of 5 years, it will be sold for $40,000. Assume interest of 15% for borrowing money, 4% for risk, and 3% as the equivalent interest rate for taxes, insurance, and storage. What is the annual ownership cost ? Approximately how many hours per year must the scraper be used to be able to charge it out at an hourly cost of $44.30 ?
| Calculation for Annual Ownership cost of Scrapper ( in $) | ||
| Annual Depreciation | 76152 | |
| ( 420760-40000)/5 | ||
| Interest cost | 92,567 | |
| Interst on Borrowing Money | 15% | |
| Interest for risk | 4% | |
| Interest for Tax , Insurance storage | 3% | |
| Total Interets | 22% | |
| Total Annual Cost | 168,719 | |
| Calculation for No.. Of Hour to be used in a year | ||
| Total Annual Ownership cost | $ 168,719.20 | |
| Hourly Cost charge/Hour | $ 44.30 | |
| No. of Hours to be used in year | 3808.55 Hours in a Year | |
| (168719.20/44.30) | ||