B​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​lazer Company plans on purchasing new equipment to retool its manufacturing process. The project will involve the acquisition of equipment, installation of the new equipment, selling off the old equipment and training the workforce on the new equipment and processes. Blazer expects this project to take two years from beginning to end​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​. Costs and expected income for the project are as shown below. Your task is to create a two-year cash budget for the project and compute a return on investment (ROI) for the project. You may ignore the time value of money in your calculation. You may make reasonable assumptions to complete this problem so long as you document them​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​.

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