The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario is considering buying a cherry-picking machine to replace the part-time...

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The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario is considering buying a cherry-picking machine to replace the part-time workers it usually hires to harvest its annual cherry crop. The machine shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. The company gathered the following information: a. The farm pays part-time workers $230,000 per year to pick the cherries. b. The cherry picker would cost $520,000, have a 5-year useful life with no salvage value, and be depreciated using the straight-line method. c. The cherry picker's annual out-of-pocket costs would be cost of an operator and an assistant, $78,000; insurance, $2,000; fuel, $10,000; and a maintenance contract, $13,000. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual savings in cash operating costs provided by the cherry picker. 2a. Compute the cherry picker's simple rate of return. 2b. Would Elberta Fruit Farm buy the cherry picker if its required rate of return is 12%? 3a. Compute the cherry picker's payback period. 3b. Would Elberta Fruit Farm purchase the cherry picker if it requires a payback period of five years or less? 4a. Compute the cherry picker's internal rate of return. 4b. Does it appear the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Calculate the annual savings in cash operating costs provided by the cherry picker. Annual savings in cash operating costs Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's simple rate of return. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Simple rate of return % Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Would Elberta Fruit Farm buy the cherry picker if its required rate of return is 12%? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's payback period. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Payback period years Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Would Elberta Fruit Farm purchase the cherry picker if it requires a payback period of five years or less? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's internal rate of return. Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole percent. Internal rate of return % Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Does it appear the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions? The Elberta Fruit Farm of Ontario is considering buying a cherry-picking machine to replace the part-time workers it usually hires to harvest its annual cherry crop. The machine shakes the cherry tree, causing the cherries to fall onto plastic tarps that funnel the cherries into bins. The company gathered the following information: a. The farm pays part-time workers $230,000 per year to pick the cherries. b. The cherry picker would cost $520,000, have a 5-year useful life with no salvage value, and be depreciated using the straight-line method. c. The cherry picker's annual out-of-pocket costs would be cost of an operator and an assistant, $78,000; insurance, $2,000; fuel, $10,000; and a maintenance contract, $13,000. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual savings in cash operating costs provided by the cherry picker. 2a. Compute the cherry picker's simple rate of return. 2b. Would Elberta Fruit Farm buy the cherry picker if its required rate of return is 12%? 3a. Compute the cherry picker's payback period. 3b. Would Elberta Fruit Farm purchase the cherry picker if it requires a payback period of five years or less? 4a. Compute the cherry picker's internal rate of return. 4b. Does it appear the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Calculate the annual savings in cash operating costs provided by the cherry picker. Annual savings in cash operating costs Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's simple rate of return. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Simple rate of return % Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Would Elberta Fruit Farm buy the cherry picker if its required rate of return is 12%? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's payback period. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Payback period years Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Would Elberta Fruit Farm purchase the cherry picker if it requires a payback period of five years or less? Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Compute the cherry picker's internal rate of return. Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole percent. Internal rate of return % Required 1 Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 4A Required 4B Does it appear the simple rate of return is an accurate guide in investment decisions?