Raven Company Is Considering Replacing Equipment Which Originally Cost $500,000

question 129

Multiple Choice

Raven Company is considering replacing equipment which originally cost $500,000 and which has $420,000 accumulated depreciation to date. A new machine will cost $790,000. What is the sunk cost in this situation?

• A) $370,000
• B) $790,000
• C) $80,000
• D) $290,000

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred.

Bank Reconciliation

Bank reconciliation is the process of matching the balances in an entity's accounting records to the corresponding information on a bank statement, to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.

Journal Entry

A record used in bookkeeping that logs the debits and credits made to different accounts as a result of business transactions.

Recording Error

A mistake made during the process of entering financial transactions into the accounting records.