Question

Webster and Moore paid $148,000, in cash, for equipment three years ago. At the beginning of last year, the company spent $21,000 to update the equipment with the latest technology. The company no longer uses this equipment in its current operations and has received an offer of $96,000 from a firm that would like to purchase it. The firm is debating whether to sell the equipment or to expand its operations so that the equipment can be used. The equipment, including the updates, has a book value of $44,500. When evaluating the expansion option, what value, if any, should the firm assign to this equipment as an initial cost of the project?

Answer 1

Answer:

The detailed answer is given below;

Explanation:

The company has received an offer of $96,000 for equipment. It means that if the equipment is sold in market, it will fetch a revenue of $96,000.

Whereas the company is thinking for expansion option, in such case the cost of equipment for that project will $96,000 because as per definition of opportunity cost, this system if not used in expansion; can readily be sold out in market for $96,000.

Therefore the relevant cost for the project shall be $96,000 because this is the amount that Webster and Moore can loose if not sold in the market.