Practice Hourly Maintenance and Repair Costs - 2.1 | 16. Economic Life of a Machine | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Define economic life in your own words.

💡 Hint: Consider how costs change over time.

Question 2

Easy

What is downtime?

💡 Hint: Think about machine's operational time.

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Question 1

What does economic life refer to?

  • A. The cost of running a machine
  • B. The optimal time to continue using a machine
  • C. Both A and B
  • D. None of the above

💡 Hint: Focus on cost-effectiveness.

Question 2

Is downtime a cost?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about productivity impacts.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Calculate the total projected maintenance costs and downtime costs for a machine over its 8-year economic life, including annual increases and downtime percentages.

💡 Hint: Accumulate yearly costs for a total across the economic life span.

Question 2

Discuss the implications of obsolescence if a similar model with advanced technology comes to the market after five years.

💡 Hint: Consider competitive advantages of updated technology.

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