(Ignore income taxes in this problem.)Bied's Pharmacy has purchased a small auto for delivery of prescriptions.The auto cost $28,000 and will be usable for seven years.Delivery of prescriptions (which the pharmacy has never done before)should increase revenues by at least $25,000 per year.The cost of these prescriptions will be about $18,000 per year.The pharmacy depreciates all assets by the straight-line method.
Required:
a.Compute the payback period on the new auto.
b.Compute the simple rate of return of the new auto.

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The Answer of (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)Bied's Pharmacy has purchased a small auto for delivery of prescriptions.The auto cost $28,000 and will be usable for seven years.Delivery of prescriptions (which the pharmacy has never done before)should increase revenues by at least $25,000 per year.The cost of these prescriptions will be about $18,000 per year.The pharmacy depreciates all assets by the straight-line method.
Required:
a.Compute the payback period on the new auto.
b.Compute the simple rate of return of the new auto.

(Ignore Income Taxes in This Problem