Exercise 20-14 Johnson Enterprises uses a computer to handle its sales invoices.
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Exercise 20-14 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 $14,600 $6,300 $24,700 5 years $25,300 Original purchase cost Accumulated depreciation Estimated annual operating costs Remaining useful life $20,000 5 years If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of $12,000. 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 5 years. Should the current machine be replaced? (In the first two columns, enter costs and expenses as positive amounts, and any amounts received as negative amounts. In the third column, enter net income increases as positive amounts and decreases as negative amounts. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Retain Machine Replace Machine Net Income Increase (Decrease) Operating costs New machine cost Salvage value (old) Total The current machine should beExplanation / Answer
Retain Machine
Replace Machine
Net Income
Increase
(Decrease)
Operating costs
$123500
$100000
$23500
New machine cost
$0
$25300
- $25300
Salvage value (old)
$12000
$12000
Total
$123500
$113300
$10200
Current machine should be Replaced.
Explanation;
As it is clear that after replacing current machine there will be a overall benefit of $10200 that is why replacing current machine is a good option.
Retain Machine
Replace Machine
Net Income
Increase
(Decrease)
Operating costs
$123500
$100000
$23500
New machine cost
$0
$25300
- $25300
Salvage value (old)
$12000
$12000
Total
$123500
$113300
$10200
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