Frank is considering purchasing a new pick-up truck for his construction business. He assumes that the truck

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Frank is considering purchasing a new pick-up truck for his construction business. He assumes that the truck will last 8 years and has accumulated the following lists of costs. From this list, can you determine what his acquisition cost, his cost of owning, his cost of operating and his cost of disposition will be for this truck? What is his whole of life cost?

Purchase price of the truck .......................................................................................... $40,000
 Gasoline usage per year ................................................................................................. 5,000
 Insurance per year............................................................................................................3,000
 Customization to hold construction equipment ............................................................10,000
 Cost to haul to a salvage yard .......................................................................................... 100
 Interest on loan to purchase truck .................................................................................. 1,000
 Repairs over the lifetime of the vehicle ........................................................................... 5,000
 Tax per year ......................................................................................................................... 500
 Salvage value ........................................................................................................................ 500

Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Entrepreneurial Small Business

ISBN: 978-1259573798

5th edition

Authors: Jerome Katz, Richard Green

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