Starling Co. is considering disposing of a machine with a book value of $20,200 and estimated remaining life of five years. The old machine can be sold for $5,500. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $74,900. It will have a useful life of five years and no residual value. It is estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $23,000 to $19,000 if the new machine is purchased. The differential effect on income for the new machine for the entire five years is a(n) Oa. decrease of $49,400 Ob. decrease of $64,220 Oc. increase of $49,400 Od. increase of $64,220
Starling Co. is considering disposing of a machine with a book value of $20,200 and estimated remaining life of five years. The old machine can be sold for $5,500. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $74,900. It will have a useful life of five years and no residual value. It is estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $23,000 to $19,000 if the new machine is purchased. The differential effect on income for the new machine for the entire five years is a(n) Oa. decrease of $49,400 Ob. decrease of $64,220 Oc. increase of $49,400 Od. increase of $64,220
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Transcribed Image Text:Starling Co. is considering disposing of a machine with a book value of $20,200 and estimated remaining life of five years. The old machine can be sold
for $5,500. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $74,900. It will have a useful life of five years and no residual value. It is
estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $23,000 to $19,000 if the new machine is purchased. The differential effect
on income for the new machine for the entire five years is a(n)
Oa. decrease of $49,400
Ob. decrease of $64,220
Oc. increase of $49,400
Od. increase of $64,220
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