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Hunt Ltd is considering replacing all its offset printing machinery. The cost on 1.1.X1 will be £2m. The expected economic life of the equipment will be 4 years. The company depreciates its equipment using the straight-line methods. The company expects to sell this equipment for £200,000, after the end of its useful economic life. There are expected cost savings arising from this investment of £900,000 in each of years 1 and 2 and £600,000 in each of years 3 and 4.  Which is the accounting rate of return using the average investment?    Select one: a. 12.5%  b. 15%  c. 27.3% d. 33.5%

Hunt Ltd is considering replacing all its offset printing machinery. The cost on 1.1.X1 will be £2m. The expected economic life of the equipment will be 4 years. The company depreciates its equipment using the straight-line methods. The company expects to sell this equipment for £200,000, after the end of its useful economic life. There are expected cost savings arising from this investment of £900,000 in each of years 1 and 2 and £600,000 in each of years 3 and 4.  Which is the accounting rate of return using the average investment?    Select one: a. 12.5%  b. 15%  c. 27.3% d. 33.5%

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Hunt Ltd is considering replacing all its offset printing machinery. The cost on 1.1.X1 will be £2m. The expected economic life of the equipment will be 4 years. The company depreciates its equipment using the straight-line methods. The company expects to sell this equipment for £200,000, after the end of its useful economic life. There are expected cost savings arising from this investment of £900,000 in each of years 1 and 2 and £600,000 in each of years 3 and 4. 

Which is the accounting rate of return using the average investment? 


 

Select one:
a. 12.5% 
b. 15% 
c. 27.3%
d. 33.5% 
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