Boccardi Inc., has invested in new pasta manufacturing equipment at a cost of $48,000. The equipment has an estimated useful life of eight years. Estimated annual sales and operating expenses related to the pasta equipment follow: Annual sales $88,000
Labor costs (72,000)
Depreciation of equipment (6,000)
Operating income $10,000
Income taxes (4,000)
Net income $6,000

The estimated payback of the investment in the pasta equipment is:

a. 3.0 years.
b. 4.0 years.
c. 6.0 years.
d. 8.0 years.

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.