granary has two options for a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. One conveyor can be purchased and installed for $95,000 with $4,500 salvage value after 16 years. The other can be purchased and installed for $95,000 with $5,500 salvage value after 16 years. Operation and maintenance for each is expected to be $21,000 and $16,500 per year, respectively. The granary uses MACRS-GDS depreciation, has a marginal tax rate of 25%, and has a MARR of 9% after taxes. What must be the cost of the second (more expensive) conveyor be for there to be no economic advantage between the two
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
A granary has two options for a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. One conveyor can be purchased and installed for $95,000 with $4,500 salvage value after 16 years. The other can be purchased and installed for $95,000 with $5,500 salvage value after 16 years. Operation and maintenance for each is expected to be $21,000 and $16,500 per year, respectively. The granary uses MACRS-GDS depreciation, has a marginal tax rate of 25%, and has a MARR of 9% after taxes.
What must be the cost of the second (more expensive) conveyor be for there to be no economic advantage between the two?
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