MedLife Pharmaceuticals is evaluating three new drug manufacturing machines. The relevant details are as follows. The...

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  • MedLife Pharmaceuticals is evaluating three new drug manufacturing machines. The relevant details are as follows. The corporate tax rate is 27%, and the cost of capital is 8%.

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Machine M1 (?)

Machine M2 (?)

Machine M3 (?)

Initial investment

5,00,000

4,50,000

6,00,000

Estimated annual sales

6,50,000

6,00,000

7,50,000

Cost of production:




Direct material

55,000

45,000

60,000

Direct labour

65,000

55,000

70,000

Factory overhead

75,000

65,000

80,000

Administration cost

40,000

35,000

45,000

Selling & Distribution cost

30,000

25,000

35,000

The economic life of machine M1 is 3 years, while it is 2 years for the other two. The scrap values are ?50,000, ?40,000, and ?30,000 respectively. Use the payback period method to identify the best investment.

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