Melancholy Company Is Considering the Purchase of Production Equipment That

question 71

Multiple Choice

Melancholy Company is considering the purchase of production equipment that costs $800,000. The equipment is expected to generate an annual cash flow of $250,000 and have a useful life of five years with no salvage value. The firm's cost of capital is 12 percent. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation with no mid-year convention. There are no income taxes. The payback period in years for the project is

• A)3.20 years.
• B)3.25 years.
• C)2.90 years.
• D)4.20 years.

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Definitions:

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production are optimally distributed meeting the demands of consumers; also, a point where economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced.

Marginal Cost

The change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

Economic Efficiency

A situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society.

Market Demand Curve

A graphical representation that shows the total quantity of a good or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at various prices.