The city of New Haven is trying to determine how big its capital budget needs to be to pay for the construction and on-going maintenance of a new 5 mile stretch of highway. The section of highway is...

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Extracted text: The city of New Haven is trying to determine how big its capital budget needs to be to pay for the construction and on-going maintenance of a new 5 mile stretch of highway. The section of highway is being built at an initial cost of $1.5 million. The maintenance and occasional resurfacing of the section of highway are expected to cost $480000 every 4 years. What is the capitalized cost of the highway at an interest rate of 11.5% per year? (Note: capitalized cost is a negative number.) Your Answer: Answer