Johnson Enterprises uses a computer to handle its sales
invoices. Lately, business has been so good that it takes an extra
3 hours per night, plus every third Saturday, to keep up with the
volume of sales invoices. Management is considering updating its
computer with a faster model that would eliminate all of the
overtime processing.
Current Machine | New Machine | ||||||
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Original purchase cost | $14,700 | $24,800 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation | $5,500 | _ | |||||
Estimated annual operating costs | $24,600 | $20,000 | |||||
Remaining useful life | 5 years | 5 years |
If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of
$11,900. If operated for the remainder of its useful life, the
current machine would have zero salvage value. The new machine is
expected to have zero salvage value after 5 years.
Conclusion:
Retaining the Existing Machine will costs more than Purchasing of New Machine.
Therefore, it is suggested to Replace the existing machine with New machine.
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