At the beginning of year 1, a new machine must be purchased. The cost of maintaining a machine, depending on its age, is given in the file P05_61.xlsx. The cost of purchasing a machine at the beginning of each year is given in this same file. There is no tradein value when a machine is replaced. The goal is to minimize the total (purchase plus maintenance) cost of having a machine for 5 years. Determine the years in which a new machine should be purchased.
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