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The management of Osborn Corporation is investigating an investment in equipment that would have a useful life of 4 years. The company uses a discount rate of 12% in its capital budgeting. The
To the nearest whole dollar how large would the annual cash inflow have to be to make the investment in the equipment financially attractive? (Ignore income taxes.)
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