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Metro Car Washes, Inc. is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial cost as well as th...

Metro Car Washes, Inc. is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial cost as well as the estimate of the book value of the investment at the end of each year, the net after-tax cash flows for each year, and the net income for each year are presented in the following schedule. The salvage value of the investment at the end of each year is equal to its book value. There would be no salvage value at the end of the investment's life.

Year

Initial Cost and Book Value

Annual Net After-Tax Cash Flows

Annual Net Income

0

$105,000

 

 

1

70,000

$50,000

$15,000

2

42,000

45,000

17,000

3

21,000

40,000

19,000

4

7,000

35,000

21,000

5

0

30,000

23,000

Management uses a 16 percent after-tax target rate of return for new investment proposals.

Required: For requirement (1) only, assume that the cash flows in years 1 through 5 occur uniformly throughout each year.

1. Compute the project’s payback period.

2. Calculate the accounting rate of return on the investment proposal. Base your calculation on the initial cost of the investment.

3. Compute the proposal's net present value.

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