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A company is considering buying a new machine for $40,000

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A company is considering buying a new machine for $40,000. The machine is expected to save the company $16,000 for each of the next 5 years. The cost of the machine will be depreciated evenly over the next 5 years, with no salvage value. Compute the machine's simple rate of return. Ignore income taxes.

a)30%

b)10%

c)15%

d)20%