=+Assume that Monsanto Corporation is considering the replacement of some of its older and outdated carpet-manufacturing equipment. Its objective is to improve the efficiency of operations in terms of both speed and reduction in the number of defects. The company’s finance department has compiled pertinent data to conduct a marginal cost–benefit analysis for the proposed equipment replacement.

The cash outlay for new equipment would be approximately $600,000. The net book value of the old equipment and its potential net selling price add up to

$250,000. The total benefits over the life of the new equipment (measured in today’s dollars) would be $900,000. The sum of benefits from the remaining life of the old equipment (measured in today’s dollars) would be $300,000.