A grinder is to be used to reduce a siliceous ore of the feed size shown below.

Laboratory tests o similar equipment indicate that the product size given below will
be satisfactory, and that the grinder is approximately 8 percent efficient in
converting input energy into size reduction as evidenced by an increase in surface.
It is estimated that a crusher to handle 10 short tons/hr will cost about
$4000. If the crusher operates on a 24-hr basis for 300 days/yr, it is estimated that
maintenance costs, overhead, and ordinary replacement costs will be about 50
percen of power costs. Electric power costs 2 cents/kwhr.
If this machine depreciates on a straight line basis and its life is estimated at
10 yr, what is the processing cost per ton of ore?