Question

A pump has failed in a facility that will be completely replaced in 3 years. A brass pump costing $6000 installed will last 3 years. However, a used stainless steel pump that should last 3 more years has been sitting in the maintenance shop for a year. The pump cost $13,000 new. The accountants say the pump is worth $7000 now. The maintenance supervisor says that it will cost an extra $500 to reconfigure the pump for the new use and that he could sell it used ( as is) for $4000. (a) What is the book cost of the stainless steel pump

Answer 1

Answer: $7,000

Explanation:

The book value of the pump is the same as the value stated by the accountants.

The accountants are skilled in the field and most probably used accounting assessment techniques which were based on certain assumptions by accounting bodies so their valuation of the pump is to be considered the book value.