Operations Management
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 18P
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To determine: The payback time in years.
Introduction: Payback time is the extent of the time in which the initial cost would be recovered. It helps to determine whether to undertake the project or not.
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