Monterey Corporation Is Considering the Purchase of a Machine Costing

question 27

Multiple Choice

Monterey Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $36,000 with a six-year useful life and no salvage value.Monterey uses straight-line depreciation and assumes that the annual cash inflow from the machine will be received uniformly throughout each year.In calculating the accounting rate of return,what is Monterey's average investment?

• A) $6,000
• B) $7,000
• C) $18,000
• D) $21,000
• E) $36,000

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