Johnson Enterprises uses a computer to handle its sales invoices. Lately, business has been so good that it takes an extra 3 hours per night, plus every third Saturday, to keep up with the volume of sales invoices. Management is considering updating its computer with a faster model that would eliminate all of the overtime processing.
Current Machine New Machine
Original purchase cost $15,230 $25,080
Accumulated depreciation $ 6,800 _
Estimated annual operating costs $24,950 $19,560
Useful life 5 years 5 years
If sold now, the current machine would have a salvage value of $8,490. If operated for the remainder of its useful life, the current machine would have zero salvage value. The new machine is expected to have zero salvage value after 5 years.
Prepare an incremental analysis. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e. g. - 45 or parentheses e. g. (45).)
