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Ch 8 Drill You’re trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by

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Question

Ch 8 Drill

You’re trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $17.4 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life.

If the plant has projected net income of $1,755,000, $2,115,000, $1,974,000, and $1,296,000 over these four years, what is the project’s average accounting return (AAR)? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Avg. Accounting Return ____________%

2.  

What is the IRR of the above set of cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Required:

If the plant has projected net income of $1,755,000, $2,115,000, $1,974,000, and $1,296,000 over these four years, what is the project’s average accounting return (AAR)? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Avg. Accounting Return ____________%

2.  

Consider the following cash flows: Year Cash Flow 0 –$ 32,000 1 14,200 2 17,500 3 11,600 Required:

What is the IRR of the above set of cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

  Internal rate of return %

Explanation / Answer

Ch 8 Drill You’re trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by