Fritz Company Is Planning to Acquire a $250,000 Machine to Improve

question 49

Essay

Fritz Company is planning to acquire a $250,000 machine to improve manufacturing efficiencies,thereby reducing annual cash operating costs (before taxes)by $80,000 for each of the next five years.The company has a minimum rate of return of 8% on all capital investments.The machine will be depreciated using straight-line method over a five-year life with no salvage value at the end of five years.Fritz is subject to a combined 40% income tax rate.
Required:
1.What is the machine's payback period,in years (rounded to two decimal places),under the assumption that cash flows occur evenly throughout the year?
2.What is the book (accounting)rate of return (ARR),based on the initial investment amount (rounded to one decimal point,that is,nearest one-tenth of a percent)?

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