Practice Economic Useful Life (5) - Equipment Life and Replacement Analysis (Part-1)

Practice: Economic Useful Life

Lesson 5Equipment Life and Replacement Analysis (Part-1)

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Question 1.
What does economic useful life refer to?
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Think about the relationship between cost and productivity.
Question 2.
Define the terms defender and challenger in the context of equipment management.
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Consider which machine is currently in operation.
3Question 3.
What is meant by economic useful life?
- The lifespan until the equipment breaks down.
- The period where maintenance costs exceed operating costs.
- The time when the equipment yields maximum profit.
- The duration from purchase to disposal.
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Consider what time frame maximizes profitability.
4Question 4.
True or False: The defender is the machine that is being considered for replacement.
- True
- False
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Identify which term applies to the existing equipment.
Question 5.
A company has two excavators: Excavator A has been in service for eight years and has increasing repair costs. Excavator B is a new model that offers 20% more efficiency. How would you decide whether to replace Excavator A with Excavator B?
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Consider not just the immediate costs, but long-term productivity.
Question 6.
If the inflation rate is 2% per year and the purchase price of new equipment is expected to rise, how will this affect the economic useful life decision in the next five years?
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Evaluate how future costs will impact the balance sheet.

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