6. Yates, Inc. is evaluating two possible investments in depreciable plant assets. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. The following information is available: Investment A Investment B Initial capital investment $275,000 $225,000 Estimated useful life 8 years 7 years Estimated residual value $15,000 $20,000 Estimated annual net cash inflow for 10 years $55,000 $35,000 Required rate of return 12% 12% Compute the payback period for each investment. Based on the information presented, which appears to be the better investment and why? Show your calculations and round to one decimal place. (You don’t need to use all the information.)

Grey company holds an overdue note receivable of $800,000 plus recorded accrued interest of $64,000. the effective interest rate is 8%. as the result of a court-imposed settlement on december 31, year 3, grey agreed to the following restructuring arrangement: reduced the principal obligation to $600,000.forgave the $64,000 accrued interest. extended the maturity date to december 31, year 5.annual interest of $40,000 is to be paid to grey on december 31, year 4 and year 5. the present value of the interest and principal payments to be received by grey company discounted for two years at 8% is $585,734. grey does not elect the fair value option for reporting the debt modification. on december 31, year 3, grey would recognize a valuation allowance for impaired loans of

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?