FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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1. Should SS upgrade its production line or replace it? Show your calculations
2. Suppose the one-time equipment cost to replace the production equipment is negotiable.
All other data are as given previously. What is the maximum one-time equipment cost that SS
would be willing to pay to replace the old equipment rather than upgrade it?
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