Foundational [LO13-1, LO13-2, LO13-3, LO13-5, LO13-6]
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| Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,845,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: |
| Sales | $ | 2,869,000 | ||
| Variable expenses | 1,126,000 | |||
| Contribution margin | 1,743,000 | |||
| Fixed expenses: | ||||
| Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs |
$ | 709,000 | ||
| Depreciation | 569,000 | |||
| Total fixed expenses | 1,278,000 | |||
| Net operating income | $ | 465,000 | ||
| Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. |
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Section BreakFoundational [LO13-1, LO13-2, LO13-3, LO13-5, LO13-6]
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Foundational 13-1
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| 1. | Which item(s) in the income statement shown above will not affect cash flows? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) | ||||||||
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-1Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-2
| 2-a. | What are the project’s annual net cash inflows? |
| 2-b. | What is the present value of the project’s annual net cash inflows? (Round discount factor to 3 decimal places) |
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-2Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-3
| 3. | What is the project’s net present value? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) |
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eBook & Resources
WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-3Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-5
| 5. | What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-5Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-6
| 6. | What is the project’s internal rate of return?(Round your answer to nearest whole percent.) |
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-6Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-7
| 7. | What is the project’s payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-7Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-8
| 8. | What is the project’s simple rate of return for each of the five years?(Round your answer to 2 decimal places. i.e. 0.12342 should be considered as 12.34%.) |
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-8Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-9
| 9. | If the company’s discount rate was 14% instead of 12%, would you expect the project’s net present value to be higher, lower, or the same? | ||||||
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-9Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-10
| 10. | If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project’s payback period to be higher, lower, or the same? | ||||||
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-10Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-11
| 11. | If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project’s net present value to be higher, lower, or the same? | ||||||
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-11Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-12
| 12. | If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the project’s simple rate of return to be higher, lower, or the same? | ||||||
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WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-12Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-13
| 13. | Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) |
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eBook & Resources
WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-13Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-14
| 14. | Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
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eBook & Resources
WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-14Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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Foundational 13-15
| 15. | Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual simple rate of return? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. i.e. 0.12342 should be considered as 12.34%.) |
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eBook & Resources
WorksheetLearning Objective: 13-01 Determine the payback period for an investment.Learning Objective: 13-05 Rank investment projects in order of preference.
Foundational 13-15Learning Objective: 13-02 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method.Learning Objective: 13-06 Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.
Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 13-03 Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method.
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