In: Accounting
Present value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears
?
| 
 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  | 
?
Cleves Company is considering two projects.
| 
 ?  | 
 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. |