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(Solved): 5. The Fine Clothing Factory wants to replace an old machine with a new one. The old machine can be ...
5. The Fine Clothing Factory wants to replace an old machine with a new one. The old machine can be sold to a small factory for \( \$ 10,000 \). The new machine would increase annual revenue by \( \$ 150,000 \) and annual operating expenses by \( \$ 60,000 \). The new machine would cost \( \$ 360,000 \). The estimated useful life of the machine is 12 years with zero salvage value. (a) Compute accounting rate of return (ARR) of the machine using above information. (13\%) (b) Should Fine Clothing Factory purchase the machine if management wants an accounting rate of return of \( 15 \% \) on all capital investments? (2\%)