Starling Co. is considering selling a machine with a book value of $24,600 and estimated remaining life of 5 years. The old machine can be sold for $5,900. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $70,900. It will have a useful life of 5 years and no residual value. It is estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $23,400 to $20,600 if the new machine is purchased. The differential effect on profit for the new machine for the entire 5 years is a(n) a.decrease of $51,000 b.increase of $51,000 c.increase of $66,300 d.decrease of $66,300

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Starling Co. is considering selling a machine with a book value of $24,600 and estimated remaining life of 5 years. The old machine can be sold for $5,900. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $70,900. It will have a useful life of 5 years and no residual value. It is estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $23,400 to $20,600 if the new machine is purchased. The differential effect on profit for the new machine for the entire 5 years is a(n)

a.decrease of $51,000
b.increase of $51,000
c.increase of $66,300
d.decrease of $66,300
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