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Q.Assume that the capital expenditures to replace and upgrade the production equipment are as given in the original exercise, but that the production and sales quantity is not known. For what production and sales quantity would TechGuide (i) upgrade the equipment or (ii) replace the equipment?

Transcribed Image Text:The TechGuide Company produces
and sells 7,500 modular computer desks per year at a selling price of $750 each. Its current production
equipment, purchased for $1,800,000 and with a five-year useful life, is only two years old. It has a terminal
disposal value of $0 and is depreciated on a straight-line basis. The equipment has a current disposal price
of $450,000. However, the emergence of a new molding technology has led TechGuide to consider either up-
grading or replacing the production equipment. The following table presents data for the two alternatives:
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$3,000,000
Replace
$4,800,000
2 One-time equipment costs
3 Variable manufacturing cost per desk
4 Remaining useful life of equipment (in years)
5 Terminal disposal value of equipment
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75
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