Exercise $24-6($Algo$)$ Payback period, equal cash flows, and accounting rate of return LO P$1,$ P$2$

B$2$B Company is considering the purchase of equipment that would allow the company to add a new product to its line. The equipment costs $$96,000$ and has a $12-$year life and no salvage value. The expected annual income for each year from this equipment follows.

Sales of new product $ $60,000$

Expenses

Materials, labor, and overhead $($except depreciation$)32,000$

Depreciation$$Equipment $8,000$

Selling, general, and administrative expenses $6,000$

Income $ $14,000$

$($a$)$ Compute the annual net cash flow.

$($b$)$ Compute the payback period.

$($c$)$ Compute the accounting rate of return for this equipment.