The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $71,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $18,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $8,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use could be sold now for a scrap value of $26,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value.

Required:

Compute the simple rate of return on the new automated bottling machine.

The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $71,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $18,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $8,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use could be sold now for a scrap value of $26,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Required: Compute the simple rate of return on the new automated bottling machine. Simple rate of return Choose Denominator: Simple Rate of Return Choose Numerator: Simple rate of return 0