(Ignore Income Taxes in This Problem

question 128

Multiple Choice

(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Friden Company has just purchased a new piece of equipment with the following characteristics:
-Assume straight-line depreciation and no salvage value.The payback period would be:

• A)4.5 years
• B)10 years
• C)2.7 years
• D)8.2 years

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