The purchase price of a natural gas-fired commercial boiler (capacity x) was $178 comma 000 eight years ago. Another boiler of the same basic design, except with capacity 1. 41 x, is currently being considered for purchase. If it is purchased, some optional features presently costing $30 comma 000 would be added for your application. If the cost index was 164 for this type of equipment when the capacity x boiler was purchased and is 216 now, and the applicable cost capacity factor is 0. 7 , what is your estimate of the purchase price for the new boiler
