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A gas refinery is offered new add-on equipment for cleaning the smoke stack. The leasing cost of the equipment is per year. The addition reduces the variable cost by per gallon of gas. The selling price of gas is per gallon; other variable costs are per gallon.
(A) What is the minimum volume of production per year that will justify the lease of the equipment? (B) If the expected volumes for the next 3 years are: 8,000,000, 14,000,000 and 20,000,000, will it be worth leasing the equipment for three years? (Assuming that it has to be leased for all three years or not leased at all)
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