The Production Department Is Proposing the Purchase of an Automatic

question 56

Multiple Choice

The production department is proposing the purchase of an automatic insertion machine. It has identified 3 machines and has asked the accountant to analyze them to determine the best cash payback. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Machine } A & \text { Machine B } & \text { Machine C } \\\hline \text { Annual cash flow } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 75,000 \\\hline \text { Average investment } & \$ 300,000 & \$ 250,000 & \$ 500,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Machine A
• B) Machine C
• C) Machine B
• D) All are equal.

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