A. operating cost
B. sunk cost
C. in-house cost
D. out-house cost
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.
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.