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Question
About twice a year a switch fails in a company's network center. Under the maintenance contract, the switch would be replaced in two hours losing the business $1,000 per hour. The cost of a spare switch is $3,000 with a 12-hour delivery time and would eliminate downtime costs if purchased ahead of time. The maintenance contract is $1,500 per year. Which of the following is true in this scenario?
Options
- AIt is more cost-effective to eliminate the maintenance contract and purchase a replacement upon failure.
- BIt is more cost-effective to purchase a spare switch prior to an outage and eliminate the maintenance contract.
- CIt is more cost-effective to keep the maintenance contract instead of purchasing a spare switch prior to
- DIt is more cost-effective to purchase a spare switch prior to an outage and keep the maintenance contract.
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