Part a.) An engineer with Calahan Technologies calculated the AW of cost values shown for a presently owned machine using estimates she obtained from the vendor and company records. A challenger has an economic service life of 7 years with an AW of $-86,000 per year. Assume that all future costs remain as estimated and the challenger's technology will definitely replace that of the defender within 5 years. When should the company purchase the challenger? Retention Period, Years AW of Costs, $ per Year 1 -92,000 -81,000 -87,000 4 -89,000 -95,000 Part b.) The costs and revenue projections for a new product made on the machine from Part a.) are estimated below. What is the estimated profit at a production rate of 25% above breakeven? Fixed cost = $592,000 per year Production cost per unit = $198 Revenue per unit = $330

Part a.) An engineer with Calahan Technologies calculated the AW of cost values shown for a presently owned machine using estimates she obtained from the vendor and company records. A challenger has an economic service life of 7 years with an AW of $-86,000 per year. Assume that all future costs remain as estimated and the challenger's technology will definitely replace that of the defender within 5 years. When should the company purchase the challenger? Retention Period, Years AW of Costs, $ per Year 1 -92,000 -81,000 -87,000 4 -89,000 -95,000 Part b.) The costs and revenue projections for a new product made on the machine from Part a.) are estimated below. What is the estimated profit at a production rate of 25% above breakeven? Fixed cost = $592,000 per year Production cost per unit = $198 Revenue per unit = $330

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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