Acompany is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $24,000, have a six-year life, and be depreciated over a three-year period with no salvage value. the company expects to sell the machine's output of 3,000 units evenly throughout each year. a projected income statement for each year of the asset's life appears below. what is the payback period for this machine?

sales $90,000
costs:
manufacturing $52,000
depreciation on machine 4,000
selling and administrative expenses 30,000 (86,000)
income before taxes $4,000
income tax (50%) (2,000)
net income $2,000
24 years.

12 years.

6 years.

4 years.

1 year.

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times