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a.
Ascertain the
Company C uses straight-line
a.

Explanation of Solution
Net present value method:
Net present value method is the method which is used to compare the initial
Ascertain the net present value of the investment under
Particulars | Amount ($) (a) | PV Factor (b) | Present value |
Present value of net cash inflows (1) | $83,500 | 3.1698651 | $264,683 |
Add: Present value of Salvage value | 20,000 | 0.6830132 | 13,660 |
Less: Initial investment | (200,000) | ||
Net present value | $ 78,343 |
Table (1)
Note:
- • The Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1 for 4 years at 10% is 3.169865 (refer table 2 in appendix).
- • The present value of $1 for 4th year at 10% is 0. 0.683013 (refer table 1 in appendix).
Working note (1):
Calculate the amount of cash flow under straight line for each year:
Particulars | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
Revenue | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Less: Depreciation (3) | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Income before tax | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
Less: Income tax (2) | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 |
Net Income | 38,500 | 38,500 | 38,500 | 38,500 |
Add: Depreciation | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Cash flow | 83,500 | 83,500 | 83,500 | 83,500 |
Table (2)
Working note (2):
Calculate the amount of income tax expense:
Working note (3):
Ascertain the depreciation expenses under straight line as follows:
Ascertain the present value index of the investment as follows:
Working note (4):
Calculate the present value of cash inflows:
Particulars | Amount ($) (a) | PV Factor (b) | Present value |
Present value of cash inflows | $100,000 | 3.1698651 | $316,987 |
Add: Present value of Salvage value | 20,000 | 0.6830132 | 13,660 |
Total PV of cash inflows | $330,647 |
Table (3)
Note:
- • The Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1 for 4 years at 10% is 3.169865 (refer table 2 in appendix).
- • The present value of $1 for 4th year at 10% is 0. 0.683013 (refer table 1 in appendix).
Working note (5):
Calculate the present value of cash outflows:
Particulars | Amount ($) (a) | PV Factor (b) | Present value |
Present value of tax payments (4) | $16,500 | 3.1698651 | $52,303 |
Add: Initial investment | 250,000 | ||
Total PV of cash outflows | $252,303 |
Table (4)
Note:
- • The Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1 for 4 years at 10% is 3.169865 (refer table 2 in appendix).
b.
Ascertain the net present value and the present value index of the investment, assuming that
Company C uses double-declining-balance depreciation for financial and income tax reporting.
b.

Explanation of Solution
Ascertain the net present value of the investment under double declining balance method as follows:
Particulars |
Amount ($) (a) (6) | PV Factor (b) | Present value |
Present value of net cash inflows: | |||
Year 1 | 100,000 | 0.909091 | 90,909 |
Year 2 | 85,000 | 0.826446 | 70,248 |
Year 3 | 77,500 | 0.751315 | 58,227 |
Year 4 | 71,500 | 0.683013 | 48,835 |
Salvage value | 20,000 | 0.683013 | 13,660 |
Less: Present value of cash outflows | 200,000 | ||
Net present value | 81,879 |
Table (5)
Note:
- • For the present value factors refer table 1 in appendix.
Working note (6):
Calculate the amount of cash flow under double declining method for each year:
Particulars | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
Revenue | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Less: Depreciation (7) | 100,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 |
Income before tax | - | 50,000 | 75,000 | 95,000 |
Less: Income tax (8) | - | 15,000 | 22,500 | 28,500 |
Net Income | - | 35,000 | 52,500 | 66,500 |
Add: Depreciation | 100,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 |
Cash flow | 100,000 | 106,250 | 77,500 | 71,500 |
Table (6)
Working note (7):
Compute the depreciation expenses under double declining method for each year:
Year | Depreciation expenses |
Year 1 | |
Year 2 | |
Year 3 | |
Year 4 |
Table (7)
Note: Compute the depreciation rate applied each year:
Useful life = 4 years
Use 100% to represent depreciation in percentage. Multiply the depreciation rate with 2 as it is a double-declining method.
Working note (8):
Compute the income tax expenses under double declining method for each year:
Year | Income tax expenses |
Year 2 | |
Year 3 | |
Year 4 |
Table (8)
Ascertain the present value index of the investment as follows:
Working note (9):
Calculate the present value of cash outflows:
Particulars | Amount ($) (a) | PV Factor (b) | Present value |
Year 1 income tax payment | 0 | 0.9090911 | $0 |
Year 2 income tax payment (8) | 15,000 | 0.8264462 | 12,397 |
Year 3 income tax payment (8) | 22,500 | 0.7513153 | 16,905 |
Year 4 income tax payment (8) | 28,500 | 0.6830134 | 19,466 |
Add: Initial investment | 200,000 | ||
Total PV of cash outflows | $248,768 |
Table (9)
Note:
- • For the value of Present value factor refer table 1 in appendix.
c.
State the reason for the difference in the computed net present values under straight line and double declining method.
c.

Explanation of Solution
In this case, the present value index and the net present value under double-declining-balance depreciation are higher because the accelerated depreciation delays the cash payment of taxes.
d.
Ascertain the payback period and unadjusted rate of
d.

Explanation of Solution
The annual
The annual rate of return is the amount of income which is earned over the life of the investment. It is used to measure the annual income as a percent of the annual investment of the business, and it is also known as the accounting rate of return.
Payback period:
Payback period is the expected time period which is required to recover the cost of investment. It is one of the capital investment method used by the management to evaluate the proposal of long-term investment (fixed assets) of the business.
Ascertain the payback period under straight line method as follows:
Ascertain the unadjusted rate of return under straight line method as follows:
Working note (9):
Calculate the average cost of investment.
e.
Determine the payback period and unadjusted rate of return (use average investment), assuming that Company C uses double-declining-balance depreciation.
e.

Explanation of Solution
The annual rate of return method:
The annual rate of return is the amount of income which is earned over the life of the investment. It is used to measure the annual income as a percent of the annual investment of the business, and it is also known as the accounting rate of return.
Payback period:
Payback period is the expected time period which is required to recover the cost of investment. It is one of the capital investment method used by the management to evaluate the proposal of long-term investment (fixed assets) of the business.
Ascertain the payback period under double declining method as follows:
Working note (10):
Calculate the average cash inflows.
Ascertain the unadjusted rate of return under double declining method as follows:
Working note (11):
Calculate the average annual income.
Working note (12):
Calculate the average cost of investment.
f.
Explain the reason why there are no differences in the payback periods or unadjusted rates of return computed in Requirements d and e.
f.

Explanation of Solution
In this case, there are no differences in the payback period or in the unadjusted rates of return under both straight-line and double-declining-balance depreciation methods, because under both methods the overall cash flow and net income remains same.
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