A company with $630,000 in operating assets is considering the purchase of a machine that costs $74,000 and which is expected to reduce operating costs by $20,000 each year. These reductions in cost occur evenly throughout the year. The payback period for this machine in years is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)   Multiple Choice   3.7 years   8.5 years   0.27 years

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A company with $630,000 in operating assets is considering the purchase of a machine that costs $74,000 and which is expected to reduce operating costs by $20,000 each year. These reductions in cost occur evenly throughout the year. The payback period for this machine in years is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

 

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    3.7 years

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    8.5 years

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    0.27 years

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