Vaughn Manufacturing has several outdated computers that cost a total of $19,200 and could be...
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Vaughn Manufacturing has several outdated computers that cost a total of {eq}\$19,200 {/eq} and could be sold as scrap for {eq}\$5,000 {/eq}. They could be updated for an additional {eq}\$2,000 {/eq} and sold. If Vaughn updates the computers and sells them, net income will increase by {eq}\$9,000 {/eq}. What amount would be considered sunk costs?
(a) {eq}\$21,200 {/eq}
(b) {eq}\$2,000 {/eq}
(c) {eq}\$9,000 {/eq}
(d) {eq}\$19,200 {/eq}
Sunk Cost:
The costs incurred in the past is treated as a sunk cost. A sunk cost is considered an irrelevant cost for decision-making purposes. Sunk cost does not affect the decision making.
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