Depreciation of Commodore 64

ByAKUE ADOTE

Personal Computer BeginningsFirst Introduced:January

1982Original Price: $595Today’s Price : $100Sold by: Apple The computer was one of

the most popular models of all time

It was drastically cheaper than its competitors like the Apple II, IBM PC, or TRS-80

Original computer $595

Why did the Commodore 64 Succeed?Vastly more powerful than

anything on the market at the timeDrastically cheaper than its

competitors Company was hoping that consumers

would buy the floppy drives, printers, disks, modems and desks, which they made much higher margins on. 

The easiest to use programmable computer that has ever been made.

Why did the Commodore 64 decrease in price?

The home computer price war really started between Texas Instruments and Commodore in the summer of 1982, with Texas Instruments issuing a $100 rebate on the TI 99/4A, bringing the price down to $200.

They would give a $100 trade-in on any video game, or computer, against the purchase of a C-64! Out came all the old Atari 2600s, Intellivisions, VIC-20s, Sinclairs, and Timexes. People bought Timex Computers on sale for $50 and turned them in on C-64's for $100! The retail price with a "trade-in" was $300.

Commodore 64 was discontinued in 1994 because they became obsolete.

Personal ComputerDepreciation Table

YearBeginning

Book valueAnnual

DepreciationAccumulated Depreciation

Ending Book Value

Y1982 $595 $ 38.08 $ 38.00 $557 Y1983 $557 $ 38.08 $ 76.00 $519 Y1984 519 $ 38.08 $ 114.00 $481 Y1985 481 $ 38.08 $ 152.00 $443 Y1986 443 $ 38.08 $ 190.08 $405 Y1987 405 $ 38.08 $ 228.00 $367 Y1988 367 $ 38.08 $ 266.00 $329 Y1989 329 $ 38.08 $ 304.00 $291 Y1990 291 $ 38.08 $ 342.00 $253 Y1991 253 $ 38.08 $ 380.00 $215 Y1992 215 $ 38.08 $ 418.00 $177 Y1993 177 $ 38.08 $ 456.00 $139 Y1994 139 $ 38.08 $ 494.08 $101

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