Practice Cost Considerations - 8 | 15. Equipment Life and Replacement Analysis (Part-1) | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is the definition of Economic Useful Life?

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of cost in keeping a machine.

Question 2

Easy

What do we call the existing equipment in our project?

💡 Hint: It is the term for the old machine being used.

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Question 1

What is the defender in equipment management?

  • New equipment
  • Current equipment
  • Used equipment

💡 Hint: Remember the term we used for existing machines.

Question 2

True or False: Obsolescence costs can impact replacement decisions.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens in the market with older machines.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A company has an excavator with an initial cost of $100,000. It incurs maintenance costs yearly of $10,000, and the projected resale value after 5 years is $30,000. Calculate the total cost of ownership for 5 years.

💡 Hint: Add maintenance costs over the 5 years and subtract resale.

Question 2

Evaluate the rationale for replacing a concrete mixer that is constantly breaking down, incurring $3,000 in repairs a month. Should it be replaced if a new mixer costs $30,000?

💡 Hint: Compare annual repair costs with the purchasing cost of new equipment.

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