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*Only project on is correct. Show me steps Hearne Company has a number of potent

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*Only project on is correct. Show me steps

Hearne Company has a number of potential capital investments. Because these projects vary in nature, initial investment, and time horizon, management is finding it difficult to compare them. Assume straight line depreciation method is used. Project 1: Retooling Manufacturing Facility This project would require an initial investment of $5,000,000. It would generate $892,000 in additional net cash flow each year. The new machinery has a useful life of eight years and a salvage value of $1,036,000. Project 2: Purchase Patent for New Product The patent would cost $3,505,000, which would be fully amortized over five years. Production of this product would generate $490,700 additional annual net income for Hearne. Project 3: Purchase a New Fleet of Delivery Trucks Hearne could purchase 25 new delivery trucks at a cost of $130,000 each. The fleet would have a useful life of 10 years, and each truck would have a salvage value of $5,300. Purchasing the fleet would allow Hearne to expand its customer territory resulting in $455,000 of additional net income per year.

Required:

1. Determine each project's accounting rate of return.

Determine each project's payback period

Payback Period

Project 1 5.61 Years

Project 2 7.14 Years

Project 3 7.14 Years

Using a discount rate of 10 percent, calculate the net present value of each project. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.)

Net Present Value

Project 1 $242,055.83

Project 2 $(1,644,860.93)

Project 3 $2,795,778.04

Determine the profitability index of each project and prioritize the projects for Hearne.

Profitability Index /Rank

Project 1 ? 3

Project 2 ? 2

Project 3 ? 1

Accounting Rate of Return Project 1 7.93 % Project 2 (6.00) % Project 3 4.41 %

Explanation / Answer

Determining ARR ( Accounting rate of return )

ARR = Net Income / Investment * 100

Here Net Income = Annual cash flow - Depreciation   and   Depreciation = (Cost - Salvage) / Life

CALCULATION OF PAYBACK PERIOD

Pay back period = Investment / Annual cash in flow.

Project - 1 we are already given with annual cash inflow. But for project - 2 and 3 we calculate it as Net Income + Depreciation

CALCULATION OF PROFITABILITY INDEX

Profitability Index = 1 + NPV/Investment

Project - 1 Project - 2 Project - 3 Annual cash flow 892000 (-) Depreciation 495500 Net Income 396500 490700 455000 Investment 5000000 3505000 3250000 ARR = 7.93 14 14