(LG 4.5) A new packaging machine will save Greene Cheese Ltd. $3000 per year in reduced spoilage, $2500 per year in labour, and $1000 per year in pack- aging material. The new machine will have additional expenses of $700 per year in maintenance and $200 per year in energy. If it costs $20 000 to purchase, what is its payback period? Assume that the savings are earned throughout the year, not just at year-end.
(LG 4.5) A new packaging machine will save Greene Cheese Ltd. $3000 per year in reduced spoilage, $2500 per year in labour, and $1000 per year in pack- aging material. The new machine will have additional expenses of $700 per year in maintenance and $200 per year in energy. If it costs $20 000 to purchase, what is its payback period? Assume that the savings are earned throughout the year, not just at year-end.
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year in reduced spoilage, $2500 per year in labour, and $1000 per year in pack-
aging material. The new machine will have additional expenses of $700 per
year in maintenance and $200 per year in energy. If it costs $20 000 to purchase,
what is its payback period? Assume that the savings are earned throughout the
year, not just at year-end.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F46289ccc-cca9-42d1-8da9-2c80bc3b0bfe%2Fac94ebc2-7e27-4c2d-98bf-f50d1a6389d2%2Fgqk3uim_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:4.20 (LG 4.5) A new packaging machine will save Greene Cheese Ltd. $3000 per
year in reduced spoilage, $2500 per year in labour, and $1000 per year in pack-
aging material. The new machine will have additional expenses of $700 per
year in maintenance and $200 per year in energy. If it costs $20 000 to purchase,
what is its payback period? Assume that the savings are earned throughout the
year, not just at year-end.
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