Alesi Corporation is considering purchasing a machine that would cost $451,260 and have a useful life of 6 years. The machine would reduce cash operating costs by $98,100 per year. The machine would have a salvage value of $107,270 at the end of the project. (Ignore income taxes.) Required: a. Compute the payback period for the machine (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) ac years b. Compute the simple rate of return for the machine. (Round your intermediate answers to nearest whole dollar and your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Simple rate of returr