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ISBN: 9781947172609

Author: OpenStax

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 11, Problem 4EA

Assume a company is going to make an investment of $450,000 in a machine and the following are the cash flows that two different products would bring in years one through four. Which of the two options would you choose based on the payback method?

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