Relevant Cash Flow: Repair vs Replace
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Budget: Risk: Sunk-Cost Bias •
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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.