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A company has invested in a machine that cost $120,000, that has a useful life of fifteen years, and that has no salvage value at the end of its useful life. The machine is being depreciated by the straight-line method, based on its useful life. It will have a payback period of eight years. Show the math calculations used to find the three answers below. Label your answers in the answer area a., b. and c.a. How much cash flow will the new machine generate each year?b. What is the amount of incremental revenue (net income) that the machine will generate each year? c. What is the simple rate of return on the machine?

A company is considering the purchase of a tractor-trailer that would cost $408,671, would have a useful life of 7 years, and would have no salvage value. The tractor-trailer would be used in the company’s hauling business, resulting in additional net cash inflows of $78,500 per year. The internal rate of return on the investment in the tractor-trailer is closest to (Ignore income taxes.):Present Value of $1; 1 ( 1 + r ) nPeriods4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.8930.8850.8770.8720.9250.9070.890.8730.8570.8420.8260.8120.7970.7830.7690.75630.8890.8640.840.8160.7940.7720.7510.7310.7120.6930.6750.65840.8550.8230.7920.7630.7350.7080.6830.6590.6360.6130.5920.57250.8220.7840.7470.7130.6810.650.6210.5930.5670.5430.5190.49760.790.7460.7050.6660.630.5960.5640.5350.5070.480.4560.43270.760.7110.6650.6230.5830.5470.5130.4820.4520.4250.40.37680.7310.6770.6270.5820.540.5020.4670.4340.4040.3760.3510.327Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears; 1 r [ 1 – 1 ( 1 + r ) n ]Periods4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.8930.8850.8770.8721.8861.8591.8331.8081.7831.7591.7361.7131.691.6681.6471.62632.7752.7232.6732.6242.5772.5312.4872.4442.4022.3612.3222.28343.633.5463.4653.3873.3123.243.173.1023.0372.9742.9142.85554.4524.3294.2124.13.9933.893.7913.6963.6053.5173.4333.35265.2425.0764.9174.7674.6234.4864.3554.2314.1113.9983.8893.78476.0025.7865.5825.3895.2065.0334.8684.7124.5644.4234.2884.1686.7336.4636.215.9715.7475.5355.3355.1464.9684.7994.6394.487

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