Current Designs is always working to identify ways to increase efficiency while becoming more environmentally conscious. During a recent brainstorming session, one employee suggested to Diane Buswell, controller, that the company should consider replacing the current rotomould oven as a way to realize savings from reduced energy consumption. The oven operates on natural gas, using 21,100 therms of natural gas for an entire year. A new, energy-efficient rotomould oven would operate on 18,600 therms of natural gas for an entire year. After seeking out price quotes from a few suppliers, Diane determined that it would cost approximately $310,000 to purchase a new, energy-efficient rotomould oven. She determines that the expected useful life of the new oven would be 10 years, and it would have no salvage value at the end of its useful life. Current Designs would be able to sell the current oven for $12,400.Current Designs faces a number of important decisions that require incremental analysis.

Current Designs is always working to identify ways to increase efficiency while becoming more environmentally conscious. During a recent brainstorming session, one employee suggested to Diane Buswell, controller, that the company should consider replacing the current rotomould oven as a way to realize savings from reduced energy consumption. The oven operates on natural gas, using 21,100 therms of natural gas for an entire year. A new, energy-efficient rotomould oven would operate on 18,600 therms of natural gas for an entire year. After seeking out price quotes from a few suppliers, Diane determined that it would cost approximately $310,000 to purchase a new, energy-efficient rotomould oven. She determines that the expected useful life of the new oven would be 10 years, and it would have no salvage value at the end of its useful life. Current Designs would be able to sell the current oven for $12,400.

Prepare an incremental analysis to determine if Current Designs should purchase the new rotomould oven, assuming that the average price for natural gas over the next 10 years will be $0.55 per therm. (If an amount reduces the net income then enter with a negative sign preceding the number or parenthesis, e.g. -15,000, (15,000). Enter all other amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)

Diane is concerned that natural gas prices might increase at a faster rate over the next 10 years. If the company projects that the average natural gas price of the next 10 years could be as high as $0.90 per therm, determine how that might change your conclusion in part (a). (If an amount reduces the net income then enter with a negative sign preceding the number or parenthesis, e.g. -15,000, (15,000). Enter all other amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)

 

Net Increase Retain Replace (Decrease) Regular operations Cost of the new oven Salvage of old oven Current Designs purchase the new rotomeuld oven.