Nicholson Produce is considering whether it should replace a veggie burger patty shaper machine. The new machine will produce 25% more veggie burger patties than the old machine in the same amount of time. (This machine is the bottleneck of the veggie burger patty process for Nicholson's.) The purchase of the new machine will cause fixed selling costs to increase, but per-unit variable selling costs will not be affected. The new machine will require installation by a specialty engineering firm. If the new machine is purchased, the old machine can be sold to an overseas food processing company. The old machine requires frequent (quarterly) repairs and maintenance to keep it running. The new machine will require maintenance only once per year. The new machine will be paid for by signing a note payable with the bank that will cover the cost of the machine and its installation. Nicholson will have to pay interest monthly on the note payable for the new machine. The note payable that was used to purchase the old machine was fully paid off two years ago.
For each of the following costs, indicate whether or not each of the costs described would be relevant to Nicholson Produce's decision about whether to purchase the new machine or to keep the old machine.

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Item Relevant Not Relevant a. Cost per pound of vegetables . b. Maintenance cost of new machine c. Variable selling costs. d. Book value of old machine. e. Interest expense on new machine f. Installation cost of old machine. g. Interest expense on old machine.. h. Cost of new machine . i. Sales value of old machine.. j. Repairs and maintenance costs of old machine. k. Fixed selling costs.. I. Cost of old machine.. m. Accumulated depreciation on old machine.. n. Added profits from increase in production resulting from new machine o. Installation costs of new machine.