A Polisher Costs $10,000 and Will Cost $20,000 a Year

question 30

Multiple Choice

A polisher costs $10,000 and will cost $20,000 a year to operate and maintain.If the discount rate is 10% and the polisher will last for 5 years,what is the equivalent annual cost of the tool?

• A) $17,163
• B) $22,000
• C) $22,638
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, calculated as the number of hours a machine is operated within a given period, used for allocating machine-related costs.

Manufacturing Overhead

All the costs associated with manufacturing a product that cannot be directly attributed to a specific unit of production, such as factory rent, utilities, and maintenance.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the number of hours a machine is operated in a given period.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products or job orders, based on a cost driver, calculated before the period begins.