Practice Insurance - 4.5 | 5. Construction Methods and Equipment Management | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What are ownership and operating costs?

💡 Hint: Think about costs that are constant versus those that depend on equipment usage.

Question 2

Easy

Define salvage value.

💡 Hint: What do you think you can sell the equipment for after using it?

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Question 1

What is a key component of ownership costs?

  • Operating costs
  • Depreciation
  • Repair costs

💡 Hint: Consider what cost continues even when the equipment is not used.

Question 2

True or False: Operating costs are fixed and do not change over time.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you actually use a piece of equipment.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A piece of equipment has an initial cost of $120,000, a salvage value of $15,000, and a useful life of 8 years. Calculate the depreciation using the sum of the years' digits method.

💡 Hint: Remember to calculate the sum of the years first and apply it appropriately.

Question 2

Using the double declining balance method, calculate the depreciation for the first year for equipment with an initial cost of $150,000 and a useful life of 5 years.

💡 Hint: Focus on double the straight-line rate and the initial cost.

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