The Management of Nebraska Corporation Is Considering the Purchase of a New

question 44

Multiple Choice

The management of Nebraska Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $490,000. The company's desired rate of return is 10%. The present value factors for $1 at compound interest of 10% for 1 through 5 years are 0.909, 0.826, 0.751, 0.683, and 0.621, respectively. In addition to the foregoing information, use the following data in determining the acceptability: The cash payback period for this investment is

• A) 5 years
• B) 4 years
• C) 2 years
• D) 3 years

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Number Of Employees

The total count of individuals employed by a company or organization, either full-time or part-time.

Step-down Method

A method used in cost accounting to allocate service department costs to producing departments, considering inter-departmental services.

Step-down Method

An accounting method used for allocating indirect costs to different departments based on a hierarchy where the first allocation base is the costliest department.

Personnel Department

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