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Newtel Inc. manufactures Cell phones. Last year Newtel sold 30,000 phones at $80 each. Total costs amounted to $1,800,000 of which $600,000 were considered fixed.
In an attempt to improve its product, the company is considering replacing a component part that has a cost of $16 with a new and better part costing $26 per unit in the coming year. A new machine would also be needed to increase plant capacity. The machine would cost $100,000 with a useful life of five years and a $20,000 salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all plant assets. (Ignore company tax.)
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