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Masters Golf Products, Inc., spent 3 years and $1,000,000 to develop its new line of club heads to replace a line that is becoming obsolete. To begin manufacturing them, the company will have to invest $1,800,000 in new equipment. The new clubs are expected to generate an increase in operating cash inflows of $750,000 per year for the next 10 years. The company has determined that the existing line could be sold to a competitor for $250,000.

a. How should the $1,000,000 in development costs be classified?
b. How should the $250,000 sale price for the existing line be classified?
c. Depict all of the known relevant cash flows on a time line.

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Masters Golf Products, Inc., spent 3 years and $1,000,000 to develop its new line

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a) Product development cost can be classified as a sunk cost since it cannot be recovered. It is not affected by the decision of whether to proceed or drop the idea of the new product.

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