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31 March, 11:22

Suppose a firm is considering the purchase of a machine which when used will increase its total revenues by $10,000 for the year. the machine costs $8,000 and has a useful life of one year. the interest rate is 20 percent. this investment should:

a. not be undertaken because the rate of return is 7 percent less than the interest rate

b. be undertaken because the rate of return is 5 percent greater than the interest rate

c. be undertaken because the rate of return is 2 percent greater than the interest rate

d. be undertaken because the rate of return is 7 percent greater than the interest rate

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  1. 31 March, 14:30
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    Machine cost = 8000

    depreciation=8000

    Revenue increase = 10000

    net revenue increase = 10000 minus 8000 = 2000

    rate of return = 2000:8000 = 0.25 = 25 percent

    interest rate = 20%

    Thus I guess you know your answer now
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