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Bartlett Car Wash Co. is considering the purchase of a new facility. It would allow Bartlett to increase its net income by $104,082 per year. Other information about this proposed project follows:
$473,100
Initial investment
Useful life
Salvage value
9 years
$ 51,000
Assume straight line depreciation method is used.
Required:
1. Calculate the accounting rate of return for Bartlett. (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Accounting Rate of
12.09 X %
Return
2. Calculate the payback period for Bartlett. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Payback Period
8.27 X years
Merrill Corp. has the following information available about a potential capital investment:
Initial investment
Annual net income
Expected life
Salvage value
Merrill's cost of capital
$ 900,000
$ 90,000
8 years
$ 100,000
7%
Assume straight line depreciation method is used.
Required:
1. Calculate the project's net present value. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do
not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Net Present Value
2. Without making any calculations, determine whether the internal rate of return (IRR) is more or less than 7 percent.
O Less than 7 Percent
O Greater than 7 Percent
3. Calculate the net present value using a 14 percent discount rate. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the
tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Net Present Value
Falcon Crest Aces (FCA), Inc., is considering the purchase of a small plane to use in its wing-walking demonstrations and aerial tour business. Various information about the proposed investment follows:
Initial Investment
Useful life
Salvage value
Annual net income generated
FCA's cost of capital
$ 270,000
$
10 years
25,000
$ 6,000
8%
Assume straight line depreciation method is used.
References
Section Break
PA11-4 Calculating Accounting Rate of
Return, Payback Period, Net Present Value,
Estimating Internal Rate of Return [LO 11-1, 11-
2, 11-3, 11-4)
value:
5.00 points
Required information
PA11-4 Part 1
Required:
Help FCA evaluate this project by calculating each of the following:
1. Accounting rate of return. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Balloons By Sunset (BBS) is considering the purchase of two new hot air balloons so that it can expand its desert sunset tours. Various information about the proposed investment follows:
Initial investment (for two hot air balloons)
Useful life
Salvage value
Annual net income generated
BBS's cost of capital
$ 355,000
8 years
$ 43,000
30,175
7%
Assume straight line depreciation method is used.
Required:
Help BBS evaluate this project by calculating each of the following:
1. Accounting rate of return. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Accounting Rate of Return
%
2. Payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Payback Period
Years
3. Net present value (NPV). (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Net Present Value
4. Recalculate the NPV assuming BBS's cost of capital is 10 percent. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables
provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Net Present Value