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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   $15,000     $25,200    
Accumulated depreciation   $5,900     _         
Estimated annual operating costs   $25,000     $19,500    
Remaining useful life   5 years     5 years    


If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of $8,100. 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.

    Retain
Machine
  Replace
Machine
  Net Income
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Operating costs   $   $   $  
New machine cost              
Salvage value (old)              
               
   Total              

 

The current machine should be replaced or retained.
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