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Consider the following two options related to one of old machine tools in your shop:
Option 1:
You continue to use the old machine tool that was bought four years ago for $12,000. It has been fully depreciated but can be sold for $2,000. If kept, it could be used for three more years with proper maintenance and with some extra care. No salvage value is expected at the end of three years. The maintenance costs would run $10,000/year for the old machine tool.
Options 2:
You purchase a brand-new machine tool for $15,000 to replace the present equipment. Because of the nature of the product manufactured, it also has an expected economic life of three years and will have a salvage value of $5,000 at the end of that time. With the new machine tool, the expected operating and maintenance costs (with the scrap savings) amount to $3000 each year for 3 years.
What is the opportunity cost of retaining the old machine tool now?
a. $24,832
b. $26,000
c. $26,954
d. $27,400
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