One of the four ovens at a bakery is being considered for replacement. Its salvage value and

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One of the four ovens at a bakery is being considered for replacement. Its salvage value and maintenance costs are given in the table below for several years. A new oven costs $80,000, this price includes a complete guarantee of the maintenance costs for the first two years, and it covers a good proportion of the maintenance costs for years 3 and 4. The salvage value and maintenance costs are also summarized in the table


One of the four ovens at a bakery is being


Both the old and the new oven have similar productivity's and energy costs. Should the oven be replaced this year, if the MARR equals10%?

Salvage Value
Salvage 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...
MARR
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...
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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0133439274

16th edition

Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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