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Identifying relevant cost

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Identifying relevant cost

  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • August 7, 2020 at 2:56 pm #579534
    Avatardillonkumamon
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    Hi all. I need some help in determining if some costs are relevant. Below is the case:

    A full-service airline company is planning to launch a subsidiary branch that offers low-cost flight services. The costs associated with are as follows:

    New equipment costing £1,500,000 will need to be bought and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten years

    A manager who earns £100,000 per year and currently works for the parent company on a full-time basis will be required to spend 25% of his time managing the new budget airways.

    Can someone tell me if the following costs are relevant or irrelevant, and why?

    – the cost of new equipment

    – depreciation on the new equipment and

    – manager’s salary

    Thank you in advance.

    August 7, 2020 at 5:11 pm #579553
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster

    Why are you attempting questions for which you do not have an answer? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers – they contain answers and explanation.

    Since you have asked this in the AFM forum, I assume they are making the decision based on the NPV. In which case the cost of the new equipment is relevant, the depreciation is not relevant (because it is not a cash flow) and the manager’s salary is not relevant (because there is no extra cash flow).

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