The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario has always hired transient workers to pick its annual cherry crop. Janessa Wright, the farm manager, just received information on a cherry picking machine that is being purchased by many fruit farms. The machine is a motorized device that shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. Ms. Wright has gathered the following information to decide whether a cherry picker would be a profitable investment for the Elberta Fruit Farm: a. Currently, the form is paying an average of $250,000 per year to transient workers to pick the cherries. b. The cherry picker would cost $540,000. It would be depreciated using the straight-line method and it would have no salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. c. Annual out-of-pocket costs associated with the cherry picker would be cost of an operator and an assistant, $80,000 insurance, $4,000, fuel, $12,000; and a maintenance contract, $15,000 Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2. to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables.

The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario has always hired transient workers to pick its annual cherry crop. Janessa Wright, the farm manager, just received information on a cherry picking machine that is being purchased by many fruit farms. The machine is a motorized device that shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. Ms. Wright has gathered the following information to decide whether a cherry picker would be a profitable investment for the Elberta Fruit Farm: a. Currently, the form is paying an average of $250,000 per year to transient workers to pick the cherries. b. The cherry picker would cost $540,000. It would be depreciated using the straight-line method and it would have no salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. c. Annual out-of-pocket costs associated with the cherry picker would be cost of an operator and an assistant, $80,000 insurance, $4,000, fuel, $12,000; and a maintenance contract, $15,000 Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2. to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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