Peach Co. is considering purchasing a new tractor to harvest their premium catnip. The new tractor would cost $646,100 and have a useful life of 14 years and no salvage value. The tractor would allow more catnip to be harvested and increase sales revenue by $276,000 per year and operating expenses by $170,150 per year, including depreciation expense from the tractor. What is the accounting rate of return?  Round your

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1. Peach Co. is considering purchasing a new tractor to harvest their premium catnip. The new tractor would cost $646,100 and have a useful life of 14 years and no salvage value. The tractor would allow more catnip to be harvested and increase sales revenue by $276,000 per year and operating expenses by $170,150 per year, including depreciation expense from the tractor. What is the accounting rate of return

Round your answer to 2 d.p. as a percent. For example, if you believe the answer is 10.71%, enter 10.71

 

2. Peach Co. spends $250,000 for a new catnip sorting machine. Peach Co. expects net cash inflows of $20,000 in the first year, $50,000 in the second year, and $25,000 over the following 10 years. What is the payback period?

Round your answer to 2 d.p.

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