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Question - Coffee Rain Pte Ltd sells vacuum packed coffee bean online since 1 January 2019.
Coffee Rain invested in a coffee bean packing machine on the first day of business.
Coffee Rain policy is to depreciate the packing machine over five years using straight-line method.
Below is the breakdown of the machine.
Items Amount $
Cost of machine $15,000
Installation charges $200
1,000 pieces of vacuum bag for packing the coffee bean $300
Scrap value at the end of 5 years $3,200
On 31 Dec 2021, Lecester Pte Ltd offered to sell Coffee Rain a brand-new coffee bean packing machine at a price $11,000 if Coffee Rain trades in the old machine. The current selling price for the new machine is $18,000.
Required -
a) Calculate the Net Book Value of the old packing machine. Show your workings clearly.
b) Explain if Coffee Rain should accept the trade-in offer or not.