Practice Equipment cost - Ownership cost (Average annual investment method) - 2 | 5. Construction Methods and Equipment Management | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What does ownership cost represent?

💡 Hint: Think about what costs you would need to cover just to own the equipment.

Question 2

Easy

Name one method of calculating depreciation.

💡 Hint: What is a simple way to spread a cost evenly over several years?

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Question 1

What are ownership costs?

  • Costs incurred only when equipment is in use
  • Annual costs incurred regardless of equipment usage
  • Only the purchase price of the equipment

💡 Hint: Think about the costs you pay just to keep equipment.

Question 2

Is depreciation a cash flow item?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember what depreciation reflects.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given an excavator with an initial cost of $90,000, a tire cost of $5,000, a salvage value of $10,000, and a useful life of 12 years; calculate the annual depreciation using the straight line method.

💡 Hint: Remember to subtract the tire cost and salvage value.

Question 2

If a loader is expected to generate $150,000 in revenue and incurs ownership costs of $30,000, how would underestimating these costs affect the project’s profitability?

💡 Hint: Consider the relation between costs and revenues in project bids.

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