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Hartley's Meat Pies is considering replacing its existing delivery van with a new one. The new van can offer considerable savings in operating costs. Information about the existing van and the new van follow: Existing van New van Original cost $50,000 $92,000 Annual operating cost $19,500 $14,000
increase by $98,000
decrease by $98,000
increase by $60,000
decrease by $60,000

Transcribed Image Text:Hartley's Meat Pies is considering replacing its existing delivery van with a new one. The new van can offer considerable savings in operating costs.
Information about the existing van and the new van follow:
Original cost
Existing van New van
$50,000
$92,000
Annual operating cost
$19,500
$14,000
Accumulated depreciation
$34,000
Current salvage value of the existing
$25,500
van
Remaining life
9 years
9 years
Salvage value in 9 years
$ 0
$0
Annual depreciation
$1778
$10,222
If Hartley's Meat Pies replaces the existing delivery van with the new one, over the next 8 years operating income will:
increase by $98,000
decrease by $98,000
increase by $60,000
decrease by $60,000
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