The seattle corporation has been presented with an investment opportunity which will yield cash flows of $30,000 per year in years 1 through 4, $35,000 per year in years 5 through 9, and $40,000 in year 10. this investment will cost the firm $150,000 today, and the firm's cost of capital is 10 percent. assume cash flows occur evenly during the year, 1/365th each day. what is the payback period for this investment?

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.