Denny Corporation Is Considering Replacing a Technologically Obsolete Machine with a New

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Denny Corporation is considering replacing a technologically obsolete machine with a new state-of-the-art numerically controlled machine.The new machine would cost $450,000 and would have a ten-year useful life.Unfortunately,the new machine would have no salvage value.The new machine would cost $20,000 per year to operate and maintain,but would save $100,000 per year in labour and other costs.The old machine can be sold now for scrap for $50,000.The simple rate of return on the new machine is closest to:

• A) 7.78%.
• B) 8.75%.
• C) 20.00%.
• D) 22.22%.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Inference forms refer to the logical structures that showcase how conclusions are derived from premises.

MP

Abbreviation for Modus Ponens, a form of argument where if 'P implies Q' and 'P' is asserted to be true, then 'Q' must be true.

Inference Forms

Patterns or structures of logical reasoning that derive conclusions from premises based on rules.

MP

An abbreviation for Modus Ponens, a form of argument in logic where if a conditional statement ("if P, then Q") is accepted, and the antecedent P holds, then the consequent Q logically must also hold.