The owner of a small construction company is planning to purchase specialized equipment to complete a contract

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The owner of a small construction company is planning to purchase specialized equipment to complete a contract he just received. The first cost of the equipment is $250,000, and it will likely have a salvage value of $90,000 in 3 years, at which time he will not need the equipment anymore. The operating cost is expected to be $75,000 per year. Alternatively, the owner can subcontract the work for $175,000 per year. Because the equipment is specialized, the owner is not sure about the salvage value. He thinks it might be worth as little as $10,000 in 3 years (a scrap value). If his minimum attractive rate of return is 15% per year, determine if the decision to buy the equipment is sensitive to the salvage value.


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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Engineering economy

ISBN: 978-0073376301

7th Edition

Authors: Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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