Larson is considering the purchase of manufacturing equipment categorized under the 5-year MACRS scale. The asset will cost $260,000, producing earnings before depreciation and taxes of $92,000 per year for three years and then $41,000 per year for the remaining years. Larson has a tax rate of 19 percent. Assume the cost of capital is 10 percent. What is the anticipated Payback period, Net present value, Internal rate of return, and Profitability index for this equipment? Should this equipment be purchased (please, explain)?

Larson is considering the purchase of manufacturing equipment categorized under the 5-year MACRS scale. The asset will cost $260,000, producing earnings before depreciation and taxes of $92,000 per year for three years and then $41,000 per year for the remaining years. Larson has a tax rate of 19 percent. Assume the cost of capital is 10 percent. What is the anticipated Payback period, Net present value, Internal rate of return, and Profitability index for this equipment? Should this equipment be purchased (please, explain)?

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