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Sheridan Company is considering a capital investment of $$183,600$ in additional productive facilities. The new machinery is expected to have a useful life of $5$ years with no salvage value. Depreciation is by the straight$-$line method. During the life of the investment, annual net income and net annual cash flows are expected to be $$10,557$ and $$51,000,$ respectively. Sheridan has a $12\%$ cost of capital rate, which is the required rate of return on the investment.

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Compute the cash payback period. $($Round answer to $1$ decimal place, eg$.10\mathrm{.}5.)$

Cash payback period

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Compute the annual rate of return on the proposed capital expenditure. $($Round answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.10\mathrm{.}52\%.)$

Annual rate of return $\%$

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Using the discounted cash flow technique, compute the net present value, $($If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number es$.-45$ or parentheses es$.(45).$ Round answer for present value to $0$ decimal places, es$.125.$ For calculation purposes, use $5$ decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided,$)$

Net present value

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