Existing situation: (Old machine)
One full-time machine operator
salary and benefits, $31,000.00 per year
Cost of maintenance and upkeep
$3,000.00 per year
Cost of product defects
$1,000.00 per year
Original depreciable value of old machine
$22,000.00
Annual depreciation
$2,750.00 per year
Expected life
8 years
Age today
4 years old
Expected salvage value in 5 years
$0.00
Current salvage value
$19,000.00
Marginal tax rate
.34
Proposed situation: (New Machine)
Fully automated machine
no operator required
Cost of machine
$42,000.00
After-tax installation fee
$3,000.00
After-tax shipping fee
$5,000.00
$4,000.00 per year
4 years
Salvage value
$14,000.00
Depreciation method
simplified straight-line method over life of machine