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Delaney Company is considering replacing equipment which originally cost $600,000 and which has $420,000 accumulated depreciation and a book value of $180,000. A new machine will cost $790,000. What is the sunk cost in this situation? A. $370,000 B. $190,000 C. $180,000 D. $790,000

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Delaney Company is considering replacing equipment which originally cost 600,000andwhichhas600,000 and which has 420,000 accumulated depreciation and a book value of 180,000.Anewmachinewillcost180,000. A new machine will cost 790,000. What is the sunk cost in this situation? A. 370,000B.370,000 B. 190,000 C. 180,000D.180,000 D. 790,000

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The sunk cost in this situation is the original cost of the equipment that is being considered for replacement. Sunk costs are past costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. In this case, the sunk cost is the original cost of the equipment, which is 600,000.However,thisoptionisnotgiveninthechoices.Theclosesttothiswouldbethebookvalueoftheequipment,whichis600,000. However, this option is not given in the choices. The closest to this would be the book value of the equipment, which is 180,000 (Choice C). This is because the book value represents the cost of the equipment that has not yet been depreciated or written off. However, it's important to note that technically, the book value is not a sunk cost.

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