Questions from Engineering

Q: The State Highway Department is considering a bypass loop that is expected

The State Highway Department is considering a bypass loop that is expected to save motorists $820,000 per year in gasoline and other automobile each year. The cost of the loop will be $9,000,000. (a)...

Q: A rural, agriculture-based city that has 17,000

A rural, agriculture-based city that has 17,000 households is required to install treatment systems for the removal of arsenic and other harmful chemicals from its drinking water. The annual cost is p...

Q: An Army Corps of Engineers project for improving navigation on the Ohio

An Army Corps of Engineers project for improving navigation on the Ohio River will have an initial cost of $6,500,000 and annual maintenance of $130,000. Benefits for barges and paddle wheel touring b...

Q: A consultant, after 3 months of work, reported that the

A consultant, after 3 months of work, reported that the modified B/C ratio for a city-owned hospital heliport project is 1.7. If the initial cost is $1 million and the annual benefits are $150,000, wh...

Q: The B/C ratio for a mosquito control program proposed by

The B/C ratio for a mosquito control program proposed by the Harris County Department of Health is reported to be 2.1. The person who prepared the report stated that the annual health benefits were es...

Q: Calculate the B/C ratio for the following cash flow estimates

Calculate the B/C ratio for the following cash flow estimates at a discount rate of 10% per year. Is the project justified? Item……………………………… Estimate PW of benefits, $...................... 3,800,000...

Q: In United States airspace, the average number of commercial aircraft in

In United States airspace, the average number of commercial aircraft in the sky on an average morning is 4000. There are another 16,000 planes on the ground. Aerospace company Rockwell-Collins develop...

Q: When red light cameras are installed at high-risk intersections,

When red light cameras are installed at high-risk intersections, rear-end collisions go up, but all other types of accidents go down, including those involving pedestrians. Analysis of traffic acciden...

Q: Two alternatives, identified as X and Y, are evaluated using

Two alternatives, identified as X and Y, are evaluated using the B/C method. Alternative Y has a higher total cost than X. If the B/C ratios are 1.2 and 1.0 for alternatives X and Y, respectively, whi...

Q: The city engineer and economic development directors are evaluating two sites for

The city engineer and economic development directors are evaluating two sites for construction of a multipurpose sports arena. The sites are downtown (DT) and southwest (SW) of the metropolitan area....