A new storm drainage system must be constructed right away to reduce periodic flooding that occurs in a city that is in a valley. Five mutually exclusive designs have been proposed, and their present worth (in thousands of dollars) of costs and benefits are the following. a. Which system has the greatest B-C ratio? b. Which system has the largest incremental B-C ratio (based on differences between alternatives)? c. Which system should be chosen? System 3 4 PW of $800 $5,000 $5,000 $12,000 $11,000 costs PW of 6,000 14,000 6,000 22,000 18,000 benefits a. System V has the greatest B-C ratio, which is. (Round to two decimal places.)

A new storm drainage system must be constructed right away to reduce periodic flooding that occurs in a city that is in a valley. Five mutually exclusive designs have been proposed, and their present worth (in thousands of dollars) of costs and benefits are the following. a. Which system has the greatest B-C ratio? b. Which system has the largest incremental B-C ratio (based on differences between alternatives)? c. Which system should be chosen? System 3 4 PW of $800 $5,000 $5,000 $12,000 $11,000 costs PW of 6,000 14,000 6,000 22,000 18,000 benefits a. System V has the greatest B-C ratio, which is. (Round to two decimal places.)

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