19. Equipment Life and Replacement Analysis (Part 3)
The chapter focuses on the application of the time value of money in equipment replacement analysis. It outlines important factors influencing economic life, emphasizing the need to consider current market values rather than historical costs. The discussion includes calculating equivalent annual costs for various expenses associated with equipment, striving to optimize replacement timing based on cost efficiency.
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What we have learnt
- Replacement analysis should consider only the current market value of equipment.
- Sunk costs and past estimates are irrelevant in the replacement analysis.
- The economic life of equipment is determined when the equivalent annual cost reaches its minimum.
Key Concepts
- -- Economic Life
- The period during which equipment is most cost-effective to operate before replacement is warranted due to increasing maintenance costs.
- -- Sunk Cost
- Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not factor into current investment decisions.
- -- Equivalent Annual Cost (EAC)
- A method to convert total costs over different time periods into a uniform annual cost for comparison purposes.
- -- Replacement Analysis
- The process of deciding when to replace equipment based on economic factors, focusing on minimizing costs and maximizing efficiency.
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