Engineering Economics
A telephone switchboard 100 pair cable can be made up with either enameled wire or tinned wire. There will be 400 soldered connections. The cost of soldering a connection on the enameled wire will be P 1.65 on the tinned wire, it will be P 1.15. A 100- pair cable made up with enameled wire cost P 0.55 per linear foot and those made up of tinned wire cost P 0.75 per linear foot. Determine the length of cable run in feet so that the cost of each installation would be the same.

1,100 feet
1,000 feet
1,120 feet
1,040 feet

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Engineering Economics
The institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) is planning to put up its own building. Two proposals being considered are:A. The construction of the building now to cost P 400,000B. The construction of a smaller building now to cost P300,000 and at the end of 5 years, an extension to be added to cost P 200,000.By how much is proposal B more economical than proposal A if interest rate is 20% and depreciation to be neglected?

P 19,518.03
P 19,624.49
P 19,423.69
P 19,122.15

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