es Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project requiring a $2,945,000 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 Advertising, salaries, and other Fixed expenses: fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses $ 754,000 589,000 $ 2,873,000 1,019,000 1,854,000 1,343,000 Net operating income $ 511,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. 12. If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project's simple rate of return to be higher, lower, or the same? Simple rate of return would be
es Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project requiring a $2,945,000 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 Advertising, salaries, and other Fixed expenses: fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses $ 754,000 589,000 $ 2,873,000 1,019,000 1,854,000 1,343,000 Net operating income $ 511,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. 12. If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project's simple rate of return to be higher, lower, or the same? Simple rate of return would be
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Required information
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project requiring a $2,945,000 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
Advertising, salaries, and other
Fixed expenses:
fixed out-of-pocket costs
Depreciation
Total fixed expenses
$ 754,000
589,000
$ 2,873,000
1,019,000
1,854,000
1,343,000
Net operating income
$ 511,000
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.
12. If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project's simple rate of return to
be higher, lower, or the same?
Simple rate of return would be](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff89362c2-7aa7-4992-a934-7590ca60fbb2%2F7431af01-bd2e-4f13-aa19-bbecd627e72a%2Ftghq7w_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Required information
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project requiring a $2,945,000 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
Advertising, salaries, and other
Fixed expenses:
fixed out-of-pocket costs
Depreciation
Total fixed expenses
$ 754,000
589,000
$ 2,873,000
1,019,000
1,854,000
1,343,000
Net operating income
$ 511,000
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.
12. If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project's simple rate of return to
be higher, lower, or the same?
Simple rate of return would be
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