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Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,755,000 invest

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Question

Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,755,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $300,000. The company’s discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:

  

  

  

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Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,755,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $300,000. The company’s discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:

Explanation / Answer

Simple Rate of Return = Average Net Profit / Intial Investment Simple Rate of Return = $568,000 / $2,755,000 Simple Rate of Return = 20.62% (Approx.)