Transportation is considering installing temperature logger

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Atlas Transportation is considering installing temperature logger in all its refrigerated trucks for monitoring temperatures during transit. If the systems will reduce insurance claims by $40,000 per year for 5 years how much should the company be willing to spend now if it uses an interest rate of 12% compounded quarterly.

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