On the other hand,if the replacement cost exceeds the recoverable value, the company would be deprived of owning or using the asset in the long run, and it would not make sense to replace the asset when it would cost the company too much to replace it. In this case, the asset becomes a scarce resource to the company hence the opportunity cost of using the asset will be the maximum benefit foregone between the two options,net realizable value and value in use.
A summary of the concept of deprival value is given in Exhibit 14-11