The airline has a three-year-old truck loader used to load in-light meals onto airplanes. The box on the truck can be lifted hydraulically to the level of a jumbo jeť's side doors. The management is considering replacing it with a new type of loader that is much cheaper than the old hydraulic loader and costs less to operate. However, the new loader would be operable only for one (1) year before it would need to be replaced. Data for the decision would be as follows: Acquisition cost of the old loader Depreciation on straight-line basis from the time of acquisition No salvage value Disposal value now (Year 3) Annual operating costs (old) P200,000 4 years 10,000 160,000 30,000 Acquisition cost of the new loader Useful life Annual operating costs 1 year P90,000 12. Determine the relevant/differential cost. 13. Should the old loader be retained or replaced?

The airline has a three-year-old truck loader used to load in-light meals onto airplanes. The box on the truck can be lifted hydraulically to the level of a jumbo jeť's side doors. The management is considering replacing it with a new type of loader that is much cheaper than the old hydraulic loader and costs less to operate. However, the new loader would be operable only for one (1) year before it would need to be replaced. Data for the decision would be as follows: Acquisition cost of the old loader Depreciation on straight-line basis from the time of acquisition No salvage value Disposal value now (Year 3) Annual operating costs (old) P200,000 4 years 10,000 160,000 30,000 Acquisition cost of the new loader Useful life Annual operating costs 1 year P90,000 12. Determine the relevant/differential cost. 13. Should the old loader be retained or replaced?

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