An asset that was purchased 3 years ago for $100,000 is becoming obsolete faster than expected. The

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An asset that was purchased 3 years ago for $100,000 is becoming obsolete faster than expected. The company thought the asset would last 5 years and that its book value would decrease by $20,000 each year and, therefore, be worthless at the end of year 5. In considering a more versatile, more reliable high-tech replacement, the company discovered that the presently owned asset has a market value of only $15,000. If the replacement is purchased immediately at a first cost of $75,000 and if it will have a lower annual worth, what is the amount of the sunk cost? Assume the company's MARR is 15% per year.


MARR
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...
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Engineering economy

ISBN: 978-0073376301

7th Edition

Authors: Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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