The Cost of Using an Existing Asset: Small Appliances Ltd

question 15

Multiple Choice

The cost of using an existing asset: Small Appliances Ltd is considering starting a new line of business with the excess capacity it currently has on its rivet machine. The current machine is expected to last four years at the current rate of production. However, if a new line of business is taken on, then the machine will have to be replaced in three years instead of four. A new machine that will last four years would cost $50,000. What is the cost of taking on the new line of business? Round to the nearest dollar and assume a 9 percent cost of capital.

• A) $11,917
• B) $12,500
• C) $15,433
• D) $50,000

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Definitions:

α

Represents the level of significance in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.

Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of freedom refer to the number of independent values or quantities that can be assigned to a statistical distribution while still satisfying a given number of constraints.

T-test for Dependent Means

A statistical method used to compare the means of two related groups.

α

In statistics, α (alpha) typically represents the level of significance, the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.