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beacon company is considering automating its production facility. the initial investment in automation would be $15 million, and the equipment has a useful life of 10 years with a residual value of $500,000. the company will use straight-line depreciation. beacon could expect a production increase of 40,000 units per year and a reduction of 20 percent in the labor cost per unit.