A piece of labor-saving equipment has just come onto the market that Mitsui Electronics, Limited, could use to reduce costs in one of plants in Japan. Relevant data relating to the equipment follow: its Purchase cost of the equipment Annual cost savings that will be provided by the equipment Life of the equipment Required: $432,000 $ 90,000 12 years 1a. 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. 2b. Would the equipment be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 14% ? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 18 Req 2A Req 28 Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful life. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%.) Simple Rate of Return %