Question

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
Original purchase cost $14,900 $25,200
Accumulated depreciation $6,600 _
Estimated annual operating costs $24,600 $19,600
Remaining useful life 5 years 5 years
If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of $10,200. 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. Prepare an incremental analysis to determine whether the current machine should be replaced.

Answer 1

The old computer should be replaced since the differential amount of the replacing it with a new computer is $10,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Old machine New machine Differential

amount

purchase cost $0 ($15,000) ($15,000)

operating costs year 1 ($24,600) ($19,600) $5,000

operating costs year 2 ($24,600) ($19,600) $5,000

operating costs year 3 ($24,600) ($19,600) $5,000

operating costs year 4 ($24,600) ($19,600) $5,000

operating costs year 5 ($24,600) ($19,600) $5,000

TOTAL ($123,000) ($113,000) $10,000