Pat Inc, is considering a project that would have a ten-year life and would require a $1,000,000 investment in equipment. At the end of ten years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.): Sales                                                                                              $2,000,000 variable expenses                                                                         $1,400,000 contribution margin                                                                       $600,000 fixed expenses:    fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses $300,000    depreciation                                    $100,000                              $400,000 net operating income                                                                      $200,000   All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 12%. Compute the project's simple rate of return.

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Pat Inc, is considering a project that would have a ten-year life and would require a $1,000,000 investment in equipment. At the end of ten years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.):

Sales                                                                                              $2,000,000

variable expenses                                                                         $1,400,000

contribution margin                                                                       $600,000

fixed expenses:

   fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses $300,000

   depreciation                                    $100,000                              $400,000

net operating income                                                                      $200,000

 

All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 12%.

Compute the project's simple rate of return.

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