In: Accounting
Present value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears
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Periods |
4% |
6% |
8% |
10% |
12% |
14% |
1 |
0.962 |
0.943 |
0.926 |
0.909 |
0.893 |
0.877 |
2 |
1.886 |
1.833 |
1.783 |
1.736 |
1.690 |
1.647 |
3 |
2.775 |
2.673 |
2.577 |
2.487 |
2.402 |
2.322 |
4 |
3.630 |
3.465 |
3.312 |
3.170 |
3.037 |
2.914 |
5 |
4.452 |
4.212 |
3.993 |
3.791 |
3.605 |
4.433 |
6 |
5.242 |
4.917 |
4.623 |
4.355 |
4.111 |
3.889 |
7 |
6.002 |
5.582 |
5.206 |
4.868 |
4.564 |
4.288 |
8 |
6.733 |
6.210 |
5.747 |
5.335 |
4.968 |
4.639 |
9 |
7.435 |
6.802 |
6.247 |
5.759 |
5.328 |
4.946 |
10 |
8.111 |
7.360 |
6.710 |
6.145 |
5.650 |
5.216 |
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Cleves Company is considering two projects.
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Project X |
Project Y |
Initial investment |
$500,000 |
$100,000 |
Annual cash flows |
$88,500 |
$34,320 |
Life of the project |
10 years |
4 years |
Depreciation per year |
$50,000 |
$25,000 |
Cleves requires a minimum rate of return of 8%.
A. | What is the accounting rate of return for each project? |
B. | What is the net present value for each project? |
C. | What is the internal rate of return for each project? |
D. | Given that only one project can be selected, which project should be chosen? Explain your reasoning. |