Equipment costing $100,000 was purchased when the appropriate cost index was 1500.0. What is the cost estimate for a similar equipment when the cost index is 2000.0?
Please no excel
Equipment cost = $100000
Cost index during purchase = 1500
= Price / cost index
= $100000/1500 = 66.6667
Increase in cost index represents the increase in the price of the equipment.
Similar equipment cost when cost index is 2000
=(Price /cost index )*new cost index
= 66.66667* 2000
Similar equipment cost when cost index is 2000= 133333.33
Another method
Calculate the percentage increase in cost index
So, 2000-1500/1500 = 500/1500 = 0.3333
So, the new cost = 1000000*1.3333
Similar equipment cost = $133333.33
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