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Candy Company is considering purchasing a second chocolate dipping machine in order to expand their business. The information StupendousStupendous has accumulated regarding the new machine is:
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 Cost of the machine  | 
 $110,000  | 
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 Increased contribution margin  | 
 $17,000  | 
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 Life of the machine  | 
 10 years  | 
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 Required rate of return  | 
 6%  | 
StupendousStupendous estimates they will be able to produce more candy using the second machine and thus increase their annual contribution margin. They also estimate there will be a small disposal value of the machine but the cost of removal will offset that value. Ignore income tax issues in your answers. Assume all cash flows occur at year-end except for initial investment amounts.
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 Calculate the following for the new machine:  | 
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 a.  | 
 Net present value  | 
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 b.  | 
 Payback period  | 
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 c.  | 
 Discounted payback period  | 
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 d.  | 
 Internal rate of return (using the interpolation method)  | 
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 e.  | 
 Accrual accounting rate of return based on net initial investment (assume straight-line depreciation)  | 
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 2.  | 
What other factors should
 StupendousStupendous Candy consider in deciding whether to purchase the new machine? | 
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Please find below table useful to compute desired results: -

End results would be as follows: -
