Essentials Of Investments
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6. A lamp socket die-cutting company has two alternatives to purchase a new die-cutting machine, where the initial investment (in US dollars) and the projected net income stream for each alternative is shown in the following tables; the number of periods corresponds to the number of years of service life.
If the company's purchasing committee considers a capital cost of 12.50% for internal financing, which machine should be purchased?
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