You must select a high-speed transportation option between Charlotte and Raleigh. The first option is a...

You must select a high-speed transportation option between Charlotte and Raleigh. The first option is a revolutionary Tube Train with an initial investment of $350 million with yearly maintenance costs of $25 million. You will have to overhaul the Tube Train every 50 years at a cost of $350 million. The second option is the reliable Point-toPoint Transporter with an initial investment of X dollars and a yearly maintenance cost of 2% of the initial investment (0.02*X). You will overhaul the Transporter every 20 years at the same X dollar cost and have the same maintenance cost of 0.02*X per year. What is the breakeven cost of X where both options have the same Capitalized Cost using a MARR of 7%?

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