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Widget Company is considering upgrading its manufacturing equipment. The Vice-President of Production has identified three possible actions Widget could take to accomplish the upgrade, though none is required. One option would upgrade their current equipment and the other two options would replace the existing equipment with purchases of new equipment. The review committce has asked you to review each of the options to identify relevant cost data and to prepare a schedule comparing the three options to see if any are worth implementing. Your analysis schedule is to include comparative relevant costs and a present value calculation. Option One: Using this option Widget would upgrade their current equipment to make it more efficient. The equipment, which is three quarters depreciated but has reached the end of its projected useful life, weuld be upgraded at a cost of $95,000. The upgrades would extend the useful life of the equipment by 7 years. The cost of the upgrade would be depreciated over the new useful life and result is tax savings (a cash inflow) of $700 per year. At the end of its useful life, you estimate the equipment can be sold for $42,000. Option Two: This option would require Widget to purchase new up-to-date equipment at a cost of $300,000. This annual tax savings of $4,400 (a cash inflow). At the end of its useful life, it is estimated the new equipment can be sold for $135,000. new equipment would have an expected useful life of 8 years and result in an Option Three: Another equipment manufacturer has provided a proposal offering to supply a competing brand. Under this proposal, Widget would purchase the equipment for $260,000. This equipment has a 9 year useful life and an estimate $100,500 salvage value with an annual tax savings (a cash inflow) of $3,500. Additional Information: In order to accommodate any of the equipment options, Widget would need to first upgrade the electrical supply capacity and the floor supports in the manufacturing building. The work would be accomplished using Widget's maintenance department at a cost of $47,550. Based on your discussions with the Maintenance Department supervisor, it is estimated that annual maintenance costs would increase by S21,000, S14,000 and S15,000 for the three options respectively The Production Department supervisor was quite excited about either upgrading their existing equipment or purchasing replacement equipment. The supervisor estimates that the upgrade to the new equipment would reduce annual labor cost by $30,000 for option 1, $17,500 for option 2 and $18,000 for option 3 The Sales Manager provided estimates of the effect on sales revenue based on the lower prices Widget can charge due to the labor cost savings. She estimates gross margin increases of $9,500, $60,000, and $39,500 per year for options 1, 2, and 3 respectvely

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