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Example on Estimating Ownership Cost

5 - Example on Estimating Ownership Cost

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define ownership costs in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about different kinds of expenditures involved.

Question 2 Easy

What are investment costs?

💡 Hint: Consider both the purchase and other potential returns.

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Question 1

What is included in ownership costs?

Only purchase price
Insurance
taxes
storage costs
Depreciation only

💡 Hint: Think about all the costs included in owning machinery.

Question 2

True or False: Depreciation represents the increase in the asset's value over time.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what happens to the value of machines over use.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You acquire a machine for $100,000, with a salvage value of $10,000 over 8 years. Calculate the average annual investment cost and explain the components.

💡 Hint: Remember to include the salvage value in your calculations.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a machine incurs storage costs of 1% of its value at $50,000, what are the annual storage costs, and how would you apply this to ownership calculations?

💡 Hint: Use percentage formulas to find the annual storage cost.

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