Cma-gr iv-mgt accounting-problem

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dear friend,

can anyone pls solve the problem from subject Management accounting in Group IV(paper 15)

                   
A machine owner finds from his past experience that cost per year of maintenance of a machine whose                 
purchase price is Rs.6,000/- are as given below:                   
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Maintenance Cost (Rs.): 1000 1,200 1,400 1,800 2,300 2,800 3,400 4,000  
Resale price (Rs.) 3000 1,500 750 375 200 200 200 200  
                   
At what age is replacement due?                   
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Year cost-resale price maintenance cost cumulative maintenance cst total cost(2+4) average cost
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
           
1 3000 1000 1000 4000 4000
2 4500 1200 2200 6700 3350
3 5250 1400 3600 8850 2950
4 5625 1800 5400 11025 2756.25
5 588 2300 7700 13500 2700
6 5800 2800 10500 6300 2716.67
7 5800 3400 13900 19700 2814.29
8 5800 4000 17900 23700 2962.5

since average cost in year5 is lower,

optimal replacement period is at the end of 5th of ryear

age of replacement=5years


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