Mapleton Company Mapleton Company Is Considering an Investment in a Machine That

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Mapleton Company
Mapleton Company is considering an investment in a machine that would reduce annual labor costs by $30,000.The machine has an expected life of 10 years with no salvage value.The machine would be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its useful life.The company's marginal tax rate is 30 percent.
Refer to Mapleton Company.Assume that the company will invest in the machine if it generates an internal rate of return of 16 percent.What is the maximum amount the company can pay for the machine and still meet the internal rate of return criterion? Present value tables or a financial calculator are required.

• A)$144,990
• B)$180,000
• C)$187,500
• D)$210,000

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