Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,500,000 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 $200,000. The company's discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows: Sales Variable expenses $2,853, 000 1, 200, 000 1,653, 000 Contribution margin Fixed expens es: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out -of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses $790, 000 460, 000 1, 250, 000 $ 403, 000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2. to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round dliscoun
Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,500,000 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 $200,000. The company's discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows: Sales Variable expenses $2,853, 000 1, 200, 000 1,653, 000 Contribution margin Fixed expens es: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out -of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses $790, 000 460, 000 1, 250, 000 $ 403, 000 Net operating income Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2. to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round dliscoun
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Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2.500.000 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 $200,000. The company's
discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:
Sales
$2,853,000
1,200, 000
1,653, 000
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out -of-pocket
costs
Depreciation
Total fixed expenseS
$790, 000
460, 000
1,250, 000
$ 403,000
Net operating income
Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.
Required:
What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 dlecimal places and final answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Project profitability index
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Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2.500.000 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 $200,000. The company's
discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:
Sales
$2,853,000
1,200, 000
1,653, 000
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out -of-pocket
costs
Depreciation
Total fixed expenseS
$790, 000
460, 000
1,250, 000
$ 403,000
Net operating income
Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.
Required:
What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 dlecimal places and final answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Project profitability index
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