Twyla 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.
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Current Machine |
New Machine |
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Original purchase cost |
$15,000 |
$25,000 |
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Accumulated depreciation |
$6,000 |
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Estimated annual operating costs |
$24,000 |
$18,000 |
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Useful life |
5 year |
5 year |
If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of $5,000. 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 five years.
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Should the current machine be replaced?