Nicks Novelties, Inc. is considering the purchase of electronic pinball machines to place in game arcades. The machines would cost a total of $400,000, have an eight-year useful life, and have a total salvage value of $40,000. The company estimated that annual revenues and expenses associated with the machines would be as follows: Revenues $ 289,000 Operating expenses: Commissions to game arcades $ 105,000 Insurance 6,000 Depreciation 45,000 Maintenance 18,000 174,000 Net operating income $ 115,000 Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1-a. Compute the payback period. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) -b. Assume that Nicks Novelties, Inc. will not purchase new equipment unless it provides a payback period of 4 years or less. Will the company purchase the pinball machines? multiple choice 1 Yes No 2-a. Compute the simple rate of return promised by the pinball machines. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. (i.e., 0.1234 should be considered as 12.3%).) 2-b. If the company requires a simple rate of return of at least 13%, will the pinball machines be purchased? multiple choice 2 Yes No 3-a. If Nicks Novelties, Inc. has a discount rate of 16%, what is the NPV of this investment? (Hint: Identify the relevant costs and then perform an NPV analysis.) (Negative amount should be indicated with a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places.) 3-b. Should the company purchase the pinball machines? multiple choice 3 Yes No