Balloons By Sunset (BBS) is considering the purchase of two new hot air balloons so that it can expand its desert sunset tours. Various information about the proposed investment follows: (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables.)           Initial investment (for two hot air balloons) $ 457,000 Useful life   8 years Salvage value $ 41,000   Annual net income generated   40,216   BBS’s cost of capital   7 %

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Balloons By Sunset (BBS) is considering the purchase of two new hot air balloons so that it can expand its desert sunset tours. Various information about the proposed investment follows: (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables.)

 

       
Initial investment (for two hot air balloons) $ 457,000
Useful life   8 years
Salvage value $ 41,000  
Annual net income generated   40,216  
BBS’s cost of capital   7 %
 


Assume straight line depreciation method is used.

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

1. Accounting rate of return(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
3. Net present value (NPV). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
4. Recalculate the NPV assuming BBS's cost of capital is 10 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)

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