Replacing Old Equipment at an Immediate Cost of $75 000

question 2

Essay

Replacing old equipment at an immediate cost of $75 000 and an additional outlay of $10 000 six years from now will result in savings of $3120 per quarter for 11 years. The required rate of return is 11.4% compounded annually. Use the net present value method to determine whether the company should replace old equipment or not.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a business by its clients for goods or services that have been delivered but not yet paid for.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account representing the estimated amount of receivables that may not be collected, reducing net accounts receivable to a more realistic value.

Aging Schedule

An aging schedule is an accounting table that shows the breakdown of accounts receivables according to the length of time an invoice has been outstanding.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-account reduced from accounts receivable on a company's balance sheet that represents the amount of sales that are expected not to be collected.