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Refer to Problem 10.5. What are the payback periods for production systems 1 and 2? If the systems are mutually

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Refer to Problem 10.5. What are the payback periods for production systems 1 and 2? If the systems are mutually exclusive and the firm always chooses projects with the lowest payback period, in which system should the firm invest?

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