Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,955,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 18%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: out-of-pocket costs Depreciation $ 2,865,000 1,015,000 1,850,000 Advertising, salaries, and other fixed $ 750,000 591,000 Total fixed expenses 1,341,000 $ 509,000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Foundational 12-15 (Algo) 15. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) vlere exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,955,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 18%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: out-of-pocket costs Depreciation $ 2,865,000 1,015,000 1,850,000 Advertising, salaries, and other fixed $ 750,000 591,000 Total fixed expenses 1,341,000 $ 509,000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Foundational 12-15 (Algo) 15. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) vlere exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Chapter10: Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria And Real Option
Section10.A: Mutually Exclusive Investments Having Unequal Lives
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