FINANCIAL ACCT.:TOOLS...(LL)-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.9EYCT
(a)
To determine
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Company C is suffering from declining sales of its principal product, non-biodegradable plastic cartons. Thus, the company’s president Mr. W, instructs his controller to increase the asset lives from original 8 years to 12 years under straight-line method. His intention behind doing so, is to reduce the
To state: the stakeholders in the present situation.
(b)
To determine
To explain: whether the change in asset life is unethical.
(c)
To determine
To explain: the effect of proposed change on income before taxes in the year of change.
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Tony Hawk (TH) Ltd. is currently faced with a critical decision regarding its production equipment. Tony Hawk (TH) is evaluating two options for its production equipment: upgrading or replacing. The company manufactures and sells 7,500 heaters every year, each priced at $920. The current production equipment, which was acquired at a cost of $2,150,000, has been in use for just two years and is subject to straight-line depreciation over a five-year useful life. Furthermore, it possesses no terminal disposal value, but it can be currently sold for $650,000.
The following table presents data for the two alternatives:
A
B
C
Choice:
Upgrade
Replace
One-time equipment costs:
$3,500,000
$5,200,000
Variable manufacturing cost per Heater
$180
$90
Remaining useful life of equipment (years)
3
3
Terminal disposal value of equipment
0
0
Required:
3. Assume that the capital expenditures to replace and upgrade the production equipment are as given in the original exercise, but that…
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