The Wyckoff Company Specializes in Decorative Fruit Baskets A Compute the Payback Period for Each of the Alternatives

question 103

Essay

The Wyckoff Company specializes in decorative fruit baskets.Currently,the company is analyzing purchase alternatives for a fruit-polishing machine.Data relevant to the decision are as follows:
$$\begin{array} { l r r | } & \text { Machine X } & \text { Machine Y } \\\text { Cost } & \$ 80,000 & \$ 72,000 \\\text { Useful life } & 5 \text { years } & 5 \text { years } \\\text { Residual value } & \$ 2,000 & \$ 3,000 \\\text { Estimated annual net cash flows } & \$ 32,000 & \$ 28,000 \\& & \\& & \\\text { Present value multipliers at } 12 \text { percent: } && .567 \\\text { Dollar received at the end of five years } && 3.605 \\\text { Dollar received at the end of each of the next five years } &\end{array}$$
a. Compute the payback period for each of the alternatives. Round answers to two decimal places.
b. Using the net present value method, prepare an analysis to determine which machine the company should purchase. (The company uses a 12 percent minimum desired rate of return.)

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