Nelson Mfg

Multiple Choice

Nelson Mfg. owns a manufacturing facility that is currently sitting idle and is debt-free. The facility is located on a piece of land that originally cost $159,000. The facility itself cost $1,390,000 to build. As of now, the book value of the land and the facility are $159,000 and $458,000, respectively. The firm received a bid of $1,700,000 for the land and facility last week. The firm's management rejected this bid even though they were told that it is a reasonable offer in today's market. If the firm was to consider using this land and facility in a new project, what cost, if any, should it include in the project analysis?

A)  $0
B) $617,000
C) $1,083,000
D) $1,700,000
E) $1,619,000