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Calculating Accounting Rate of Return, Payback Period, Net Present ValueWing Walker Aces (...

Calculating Accounting Rate of Return, Payback Period, Net Present Value

Wing Walker Aces (WWA), 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

$110,000

Useful life

10years

Salvage value

$10,000

Annual net income generated

$5,400

WWA’s cost of capital

10%

Required:

Help WWA evaluate this project by calculating each of the following:

1.Accounting rate of return.


2.Payback period.


3.Net present value (NPV).


4.Recalculate WWA’s NPV assuming the cost of capital is 6 percent.


5.Based on your calculations of NPV, what would you estimate the project’s internal rate of return to be?

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