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Mapleton Company
Mapleton Company is considering an investment in a machine that would reduce annual labor costs by $30,000.The machine has an expected life of 10 years with no salvage value.The machine would be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its useful life.The company's marginal tax rate is 30 percent.
Refer to Mapleton Company.Assume the company pays $250,000 for the machine.What is the expected internal rate of return on the machine? Present value tables or a financial calculator are required.


A) between 8 and 9 percent
B) between 3 and 4 percent
C) between 17 and 18 percent
D) less than 1 percent

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