ABC Already Spent $85,000 on a Feasibility Study for a Machine

question 78

Multiple Choice

ABC already spent $85,000 on a feasibility study for a machine that will produce a new product.The machine will cost $2,575,000.Required modifications will cost $375,000.ABC will need to invest $75,000 for additional inventory.The machine has a useful life of 7 years;it is presumed to have no salvage value.It will only be operated for 3 years,after which it will be sold for $600,000.What is the depreciable cost basis of the machine?

• A)$3,025,000
• B)$2,950,000
• C)$2,575,000
• D)$2,350,000

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Definitions:

Process Costing

A method of costing used to ascertain the cost of a product at each process or stage of manufacture.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns a weighted average cost to each unit of inventory on hand.

Equivalent Unit

An accounting measure used to compute the number of units produced during a reporting period, converting partially completed units into an equivalent number of fully completed units.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in process costing that converts work-in-process inventory to a number of fully finished units.