Replacement investment

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Updated: Aug 20, 2021

Purchase of machinery and equipment by producer to maintain the output capacity that is lost through deterioration (ageing or wear and tear) and scrapping (complete withdrawal) of the existing machinery. It is essentially a problem of economic choice for the producer, rather than a technological necessity.

Reference: Oxford Press Dictonary of Economics, 5th edt.


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