You Are Considering the Purchase of a New Machine

question 41

Multiple Choice

You are considering the purchase of a new machine.Your analysis includes the evaluation of two machines which have differing initial and ongoing costs and differing lives.Whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life.You should select the machine which has the:

• A)longest life.
• B)highest annual operating cost.
• C)lowest annual operating cost.
• D)highest equivalent annual cost.
• E)lowest equivalent annual cost.

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Definitions:

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory system that updates inventory records at specific intervals, requiring physical counts to determine cost of goods sold.

Purchases

Acquisition of goods or services in exchange for money, usually considered in the context of inventory or supplies for a business.

General Journal

An accounting ledger that records all types of transactions before they are transferred to specific accounts in the general ledger.

Gross Method

An accounting practice for recording purchases with a discount, where the purchase is initially recorded at gross amount with the potential discount noted separately.