Solution 1:
Computation of Annual cash inflows | ||
Particulars | Product A | Product B |
Sales revenue | $420,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
Variable expenses | $190,000.00 | $222,000.00 |
Fixed Out of pocket operating cost | $90,000.00 | $70,000.00 |
Annual cash inflows | $140,000.00 | $208,000.00 |
Payback period | ||||||
Particulars | Choose Numerator | / | Choose Denominator | = | Payback Period | |
Initial Investment | / | Annual Cash inflows | = | Payback Period | ||
Product A | $390,000.00 | / | $140,000.00 | = | 2.79 | Years |
Product B | $585,000.00 | / | $208,000.00 | = | 2.81 | Years |
Solution 2:
Computation of NPV | ||||||
Product A | Product B | |||||
Particulars | Period | PV Factor | Amount | Present Value | Amount | Present Value |
Cash outflows: | ||||||
Initial investment | 0 | 1 | $390,000 | $390,000 | $585,000 | $585,000 |
Present Value of Cash outflows (A) | $390,000 | $585,000 | ||||
Cash Inflows | ||||||
Annual cash inflows | 1-5 | 2.926 | $140,000 | $409,640 | $208,000 | $608,608 |
Present Value of Cash Inflows (B) | $409,640 | $608,608 | ||||
Net Present Value (NPV) (B-A) | $19,640 | $23,608 |
Solution 3:
Computation of Profitability Index | ||
Particulars | Product A | Product B |
NPV | $19,640 | $23,608 |
Initial investment | $390,000 | $585,000 |
Profitability Index (PV of cash inflows / Initial investment) | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Solution 4:
Computation of Annual Operating income | ||
Particulars | Product A | Product B |
Annual cash inflows | $140,000.00 | $208,000.00 |
Less: depreciation | $78,000.00 | $117,000.00 |
Annual operating income | $62,000.00 | $91,000.00 |
Simple rate of return | |||||
Particulars | Choose Numerator | / | Choose Denominator | = | Simple rate of return |
Annual operating income | / | Initial investment | = | Simple rate of return | |
Product A | $62,000.00 | / | $390,000.00 | = | 15.9% |
Product B | $91,000.00 | / | $585,000.00 | = | 15.6% |
Solution 5a:
Product Preference | |
Payback Period | Product A |
Net Present Value | Product B |
Profitability index | Product A |
Solution 5b:
Based on simple rate of return, lou barlow would likely to reject both the products as it will decrease overall ROI of the division.
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