Crane Corp. management is considering purchasing a machine that will cost $117,250 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over a five-year period. The sales and expenses (excluding depreciation) for the next five years are shown in the following table. The company’s tax rate is 34 percent.     Year 1   Year 2   Year 3   Year 4   Year 5 Sales   $127,450   $176,875   $247,455   $254,440   $271,125 Expenses   $141,410   $128,488   $137,289   $145,112   $139,556 Crane will accept all projects that provide an accounting rate of return (ARR) of at least 45 percent. (a1)     Calculate accounting rate of return. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2%.) Accounting rate of return   enter the Accounting rate of return in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place %

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Crane Corp. management is considering purchasing a machine that will cost $117,250 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over a five-year period. The sales and expenses (excluding depreciation) for the next five years are shown in the following table. The company’s tax rate is 34 percent.

    Year 1   Year 2   Year 3   Year 4   Year 5
Sales
  $127,450   $176,875   $247,455   $254,440   $271,125
Expenses
  $141,410   $128,488   $137,289   $145,112   $139,556

Crane will accept all projects that provide an accounting rate of return (ARR) of at least 45 percent.

(a1)

 
 
Calculate accounting rate of return. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2%.)

Accounting rate of return   enter the Accounting rate of return in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place %
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