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Gravina Company is planning to spend $8,000 for a machine that it will depreciate on a straight-line basis over 10 years with no salvage value

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Gravina Company is planning to spend $8,000 for a machine that it will depreciate on a straight-line basis over 10 years with no salvage value. The machine will generate additional cash revenues of $1,600 a year. Gravina will incur no additional costs except for depreciation. Its income tax rate is 35%. (For parts 3 and 4 of this question use Table 1 and Table 2.)

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1. What is the payback period of the proposed investment under the assumption that the cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. What is the accounting (book) rate of return (ARR) based on the initial investment outlay? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

3. What is the maximum amount that Gravina Company should invest if it desires to earn an internal rate of return (IRR) of 15%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

4. What is the minimum annual (pretax) cash revenue required for the project to earn a 15% internal rate of return? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)