It will cost $6,000 to acquire an ice cream cart Cart sales are expected to be $3.000 a year for four years. After four years, the cart is expected to be worthless as the expected life of the refrigeration unit is only four years. What is the payback period? If the cutoff period is 3 years, should you buy this ice cream cart? Multiple Choice The payback period is 2 years: yes, buy the truck The payback period is 4 years, yes, buy the truck

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Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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