Bryant Company has a factory machine with a book value of $93,500 and a remaining...

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Bryant Company has a factory machine with a book value of $93,500 and a remaining useful life of 6 years. It can be sold for $30,600.
A new machine is available at a cost of $534,000. This machine will have a 6-year useful life with no salvage value. The new machine
will lower annual variable manufacturing costs from $556,800 to $460,200. Prepare an analysis showing whether the old machine
should be retained or replaced. (In the first two columns, enter costs and expenses as positive amounts, and any amounts received as negative
amounts. In the third column, enter net income increases as positive amounts and decreases as negative amounts. Enter negative amounts using
either a negative sign preceding the number e.g.-45 or parentheses e.g.(45).)
The old factory machine should be
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