please answer 2a and 2b

A piece of labor-saving equipment has just come onto the market that Mitsul Electronics, Limited, could use to reduce costs in one of its plants in Japan. Relevant data relating to the equipment follow: Required: 13. Compute the payback period for the equipment. 1b. If the company requires a payback period of four years or less, would the equipment be purchased? 2a. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful life. 26 . Would the equipment be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 16% ? Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful Me. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place L.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%.)