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Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,870,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:
Sales | $ | 2,861,000 | ||
Variable expenses | 1,101,000 | |||
Contribution margin | 1,760,000 | |||
Fixed expenses: | ||||
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs | $ | 705,000 | ||
Depreciation | 574,000 | |||
Total fixed expenses | 1,279,000 | |||
Net operating income | $ | 481,000 | ||
Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.
13. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
15. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Sales | 2861000 | |
Less: Variable expenses | 1430500 | =2861000*50% |
Less: Out-of-pocket fixed costs | 705000 | |
Annual net cash flows | 725500 | |
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Annual net cash flows | 725500 | |
X PV factor 12% | 3.605 | |
Present value of Annual net cash flows | 2615428 | |
Less: Investment cost | 2870000 | |
Actual net present value | -254572 | |
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Investment cost | 2870000 | |
Divide by Annual net cash flows | 725500 | |
Actual payback period | 3.96 | years |
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Actual Net operating income | 151500 | =725500-574000 |
Divide by Investment cost | 2870000 | |
Actual simple rate of return | 5.28% |
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