The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $120,000. The
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The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $120,000. The machine would replace art old piece of equipment that costs $30,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $12,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use could be sold now for a scrap value of $40,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value.
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Compute the simple rate of return on the new automated bottling machine.
Salvage ValueSalvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0697789938
13th Edition
Authors: Ray H. Garrison, Eric W. Noreen, Peter C. Brewer
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