A granary purchases a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. It is purchased and installed for $72,000 with a market value for salvage purposes that decreases at a rate of 20% per year with a minimum of value $2,350. Operation and maintenance is expected to cost $14,400 in the first year, increasing $1,200 per year thereafter. The granary uses a MARR of 15%. What is the optimum replacement interval for the conveyor? ___________ years.
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 purchases a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. It is purchased and installed for $72,000 with a market value for salvage purposes that decreases at a rate of 20% per year with a minimum of value $2,350. Operation and maintenance is expected to cost $14,400 in the first year, increasing $1,200 per year thereafter. The granary uses a MARR of 15%. What is the optimum replacement interval for the conveyor? ___________ years.
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