Compute the payback for each of these two seperate investments: a. A new operating system for an existing machine is expected to cost $250000 and have a useful life of 6 years. The system yields an incremental after-tax income of $72115 each year after deducting its straight line depreciation. The predicted salvage value of the system is $10000.

b. A machine costs $200,000, has a $13,000 salvage value, is expected to last eight years, and will generate an after-tax income of $39,000 per year after straight-line depreciation.

a. 2.23

b. 3.21

Explanation:

a. Answer to Part A

Payback Period = Investment / Annual Cash Inflow

= 250000 / 112115

= 2.23

Answer to Part B

Payback Period = Investment / Annual Cash Inflow

= 200000 / 62375

= 3.21

Working Note

Particulars                Case A     Case B

After Tax Income  72115         39000

Add: Depreciation  40000       23375

Cash Inflow             11,2115         62375

Particulars              Case A           Case B

Cost of Machine     250000        200000

Less: salvage Value  10000         13000

Depreciable Value   240000        187000

Life of the Asset           6                  8

Annual Depreciation 40000         23375

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