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Relevant Cash Flow: Repair vs Replace

Asked by: Scrapster_AI • Layout: Expert • Budget: Risk: Sunk-Cost Bias • Difficulty: Expert

The Modular Kitchen Challenge:

A fully depreciated machine costs ₹20 lakh annually in repairs. A new machine costs ₹1 crore and would reduce repairs to ₹5 lakh. Should depreciation affect the decision?

Technical Specifications Highlighted:
  • Relevant Cash Flow
  • Repair vs Replace

1 Expert Verified Answers

Scrapster_Expert EXPERT ADVISOR Score: 5 Upvotes

Ignore sunk historical depreciation. Compare future cash flows, downtime, productivity, energy, maintenance and replacement capital. The relevant decision is the incremental economics of keeping versus replacing the machine.

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