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Value engineering

There are 20 toilet partitions in a project, for which durability is important. An exercise in value engineering seeks to examine containing the cost of the partitions. The following 5 materials have been considered and ranked in descending order of unit cost. Which one is an acceptable selection?
A. Stone
B. Stainless steel
C. Porcelain enamel
D. Painted Metal
E. Pressed wood fiber

AnswerAlthough E. Pressed wood is least costly, D. Metal is a better choice in this case, because durability is an important factor.
ARE 4.0 exam prep: PPP

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