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Zenith Tech Ltd is evaluating three machines to boost its production. The details for the machines are as follows. Assume all sales are cash-based. Corporate income-tax rate is 32%. Interest on capital may be assumed to be 7%.

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Machine A1 (?)

Machine B1 (?)

Machine C1 (?)

Initial investment

20,00,000

22,00,000

24,00,000

Estimated annual sales

5,50,000

5,00,000

6,00,000

Cost of production:




Direct material

45,000

40,000

50,000

Direct labour

35,000

30,000

40,000

Factory overhead

55,000

50,000

65,000

Administration cost

20,000

18,000

25,000

Selling & Distribution cost

12,000

10,000

15,000

The economic life of Machine A1 is 2 years while it is 3 years for the other two. The scrap values are ?45,000, ?35,000, and ?40,000 respectively. You are required to find the most profitable investment based on the payback period method.

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