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Management · Q403

Management Accounting

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 403

Q403

Book value of existing equipment is a historical cost and not necessary for deciding equipment replacement, thus it can be considered as

A.
operating cost
B.
sunk cost
Answer
C.
in-house cost
D.
out-house cost

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Book value of existing equipment is a historical cost and not necessary for deciding equipment replacement, thus it can be considered as sunk cost. A sunk cost is a cost that an entity has incurred, and which it can no longer recover.