Martin Company is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment. Relevant information concerning the equipment follows: (Ignore income taxes.) Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment\'s useful life. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.) Solution Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment\'s useful life. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.) .