Vail ski resort became high-tech in order to a. decrease the number of yearly ski passes sold b. decrease communication among the workers and patrons of its resorts c. close earlier on busy days at their resorts d. increase the lift lines at its resorts e. determine the value, revenue potential, and loyalty of each customer to managers make better decisions about how to target their marketing programs

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)