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Question 2
Olsen Inc. purchased a $450,000 machine to manufacture a specialty tap for electrical equipment. The tap is in high demand and Olsen can sell all that it could manufacture for the next 10 years. To encourage capital investments, the government exempts taxes on profits from new investments in this type of machinery. This legislation most likely will remain in effect in the foreseeable future. The equipment is expected to have 10 years of useful life and no salvage value at the end of this 10-year period. The firm uses straight-line depreciation. The net cash inflow is expected to be $132,000 each year. Olsen uses a discount rate of 10% in evaluating its capital investments.
The estimated accounting (book) rate of return (to two decimal places) based on average investment for this proposed investment is:
Multiple Choice
23.40%.
24.67%.
36.12%.
38.67%.
61.57%.
GuSont Inc. was considering an investment in the following project:
Required initial investment | $ | 920,000 | |
Net annual after-tax cash inflow | $ | 165,000 | |
Annual depreciation expense (($920,000 − $169,000)/20 years) | $ | 37,550 | |
Estimated salvage value | $ | 169,000 | |
Life of the project in years | 20 | ||
Assume that cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year. The estimated payback period in years (rounded to one decimal place) for the proposed project is:
Multiple Choice
3.3 years.
4.2 years.
5.4 years.
5.6 years.
7.5 years.
1. 38.67%
Cost | $ 450,000 |
Salvage | $ - |
Useful Life | 10 |
Depreciation | $ 45,000 |
Net Cash Infow | $ 132,000 |
Net Accounting Profit (Net Cash Infow - Depreciation | $ 87,000 |
ARR (Net Accounting Profit/(Average cost) | =87,000/(4,50,000/2) |
ARR (Net Accounting Profit/(Average cost) | 38.67% |
2. 5.6 yrs
Required Payback = $9,20,000
Payback till 5 yr = $8,25,000
More required in Yr 6 = $9,20,000 - $8,25,000 = 95,000
Yr 6 inflow = $ 1,65,000, therefore period for getting $ 95,000 = $ 95,000 / ($ 1,65,000/12) = ~ 6.9 months
Therefore Payback period = 5.6 yrs
Yr | Cash Inflow | Cummulative Cash Inflow |
1 | $ 165,000 | $ 165,000 |
2 | $ 165,000 | $ 330,000 |
3 | $ 165,000 | $ 495,000 |
4 | $ 165,000 | $ 660,000 |
5 | $ 165,000 | $ 825,000 |
6 | $ 165,000 | $ 990,000 |