A new design of aircraft saves annually fuel consumption of 45,000 gallons of fuel costing $6 per gallon. The new design costs $1 million to accomplish. The airline company’s MARR is 10%. Considering only the fuel savings. What is the simple payback period for the new design? What is the discounted payback period?

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A new design of aircraft saves annually fuel consumption of 45,000 gallons of fuel costing
$6 per gallon. The new design costs $1 million to accomplish. The airline company’s MARR
is 10%. Considering only the fuel savings.
What is the simple payback period for the new design? What is the discounted
payback period?

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