YZA Ltd is considering purchasing a new machine to enhance production capacity. Three machines are...

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YZA Ltd is considering purchasing a new machine to enhance production capacity. Three machines are under review. The details of estimated yearly expenditure and sales are provided below. All sales are on cash basis. Corporate income-tax rate is 31%. Interest on capital may be assumed to be 8%.

Particulars

Machine X (Rs)

Machine Y (Rs)

Machine Z (Rs)

Initial investment

4,00,000

4,25,000

4,50,000

Estimated annual sales

6,50,000

7,00,000

6,75,000

Cost of production:




Direct material

58,000

60,000

59,000

Direct labour

68,000

70,000

69,000

Factory overhead

78,000

80,000

79,000

Administration cost

27,000

28,000

28,000

Selling & Distribution cost

19,000

20,000

19,000

The economic life of machine X is 3 years, while it is 4 years for the other two. The scrap values are Rs. 55,000, Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 65,000 respectively. Find out the most profitable investment based on the payback period method.

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