introduction for information system and data anal IS,
Important components of IS model include: hardware, software, networking, people, and data. The total cost of information systems in an organization is the sum of the cost of each component of this IS model.MishawakaSales Company (MSC) is a direct marketing company involved in sales and distribution of a range of products in the Mid-West. MSC wants to provide better operational support to its sales representatives (SR) by providing each of its800SRsa laptop computer. The lifespan of each laptop is assumed to be five years with zero residual value and the cost of each laptop is $1200. Each laptop needs operational software worth of $500 in the beginning. Second year onwards, each laptop will need software upgrades costing $100 per laptop each year. Each new SR needs to enroll in a training program costing $200 per SR when this SR is hired. Statistics Data show that in each year (from the 1styear to the 5thyear) about 10% ofSRsquit their jobs and the same number of newSRsare hired each year (*). When a SR leaves, his/her laptop will be used by the new SR who takes over the job. So no new laptops will be needed after the first year. These newSRsneed to enroll in the same training program. Based on historical data, MSC knows that 2% of laptops will need repair every year and the cost of a laptop repair is $800 per incident. Determine the total cost of ownership (TCO) for this operational automation project at MSC.Hint: though you are asked to calculate "total cost", think about each component (e.g., laptop, software, ...) first and figure out how to calculate the cost of each component.(*) Therefore, 880 (=800+80) newSRsare hired in year 1, and 80 newSRsare hired in each year from year 2 to year 5.please use excel to do that.
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