TB Problem 8-139 (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Alesi Corporation... (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Alesi Corporation is considering purchasing a machine that would cost $320,430 and have a useful life of 5 years. The machine would reduce cash operating costs by $97,100 per year. The machine would have a salvage value of $107,260 at the end of the project. (Assume the company uses straight-line depreciation.) Required: a. Compute the payback period for the machine. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Compute the simple rate of return for the machine. (Round your intermediate answers to nearest whole dollar and your final answer to 2 decimal places.)
TB Problem 8-139 (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Alesi Corporation...
(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Alesi Corporation is considering purchasing a machine that would cost $320,430 and have a useful life of 5 years. The machine would reduce cash operating costs by $97,100 per year. The machine would have a salvage value of $107,260 at the end of the project. (Assume the company uses straight-line
Required:
a. Compute the payback period for the machine. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Compute the simple
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