A chemical plant to produce 5000 barrels per day of Biodiesel was estimated to cost 63 million in 1987. Estimate the cost of a plant with twice this capacity in 2019.
Inflation index factor for 2019 of 9.59
Since the inflation factor is given, the factor formula needs not to be used here, which is [(1 + inflation rate) ^number of years] = 9.59.
Twice the production = 63 × 2 = 126 million
Required cost = Twice the production × Inflation factor
= 126 × 9.59
= 1,208.34 million
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