A Company has a choice of two languages L1 and L2 to develop a software for their client. Number of LOC required to develop an application in L2, is thrice the LOC in language L1. Also, software has to be maintained for next 10 years. Various parameters for two languages. are given below to decide which language should be preferred for development.
|
PARAMETER |
L1 |
L2 |
|
Man-year needed for development |
LOC/1000 |
LOC/1000 |
|
Development cost |
Rs. 70,000 |
Rs. 90,000 |
|
Cost of Maintenance per year |
Rs. 1,00,000 |
Rs. 40,000 |
Total cost of project include cost of development and maintenance. What is the LOC for L1 for which cost of developing the software with both languages must be same ?