Picasso Industries is considering replacing an old piece of machinery, which cost $150,000 and has $70,000 of

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Picasso Industries is considering replacing an old piece of machinery, which cost $150,000 and has $70,000 of accumulated depreciation to date, with a new machine that costs $175,000. The old equipment could be sold for $60,000. The annual variable production costs associated with the old machine are estimated to be $95,000 for eight years. The annual variable production costs for the new machine are estimated to be $72,000 for eight years.

a. Determine the total and annualized differential income or loss anticipated from replacing the old machine. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Net differential $ 

Annual differential $

b. What is the sunk cost in this situation?


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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324401844

22nd Edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac

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