The Production Department Is Proposing the Purchase of an Automatic

question 34

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 which of the proposals (if any) meet or exceed the company's policy of a minimum desired rate of return of 10% using the net present value method. Each of the assets has an estimated useful life of 10 years. The accountant has identified the following data: Which of the investments are acceptable?

• A)Machines A and C
• B)Machines B and C
• C)Machine B only
• D)Machine A only

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