Jordan Company Is Considering the Purchase of a Machine with the Following

question 69

Multiple Choice

Jordan Company is considering the purchase of a machine with the following data: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Initial cost } & \$ 150,000 \\\text { One-time training cost } & 12,000 \\\text { Annual maintenance costs } & 15,000 \\\text { Annual cost savings } & 75,000 \\\text { Salvage value } & 20,000\end{array}$$ The cash payback period is

• A)2.70 years.
• B)2.50 years.
• C)2.37 years.
• D)2.17 years.

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Definitions:

(2R,4R)-2,4-dibromopentane

A chiral compound with a specific configuration, indicating the presence of bromine atoms on the second and fourth carbon of a five-carbon chain.

Fischer Projection

A method of drawing organic molecules by projecting a three-dimensional molecule onto a two-dimensional plane.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, having two or more stereocenters and differing in the configuration at one or more of these centers.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, similar to right and left hands, often displaying different properties in biological systems.