a company is considering a capital investment of $45,000 in new equipment which will improve production and increase cash flows by $15,000 per year for 6 years. the company has a hurdle rate of 10%. the break-even time is approximately: present value of 1 at 10%: period 1: 0.9091; period 2: 0.8264; period 3: 0.7513; period 4: 0.6830; period 5: 0.6209; period 6: 0.5645.