Roberts III Corporation is considering an investment in special-purpose equipment to enable the company to obtain a four-year government contract for the manufacture of a special item. The equipment costs $188,000 and would have no salvage value when the contract expires at the end of the four years. Estimated annual operating results of the project are as follows:
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| Revenue from contract sales |
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302,000 |
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| Expenses other than depreciation |
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208,000 |
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| Depreciation (straight-line basis) |
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55,000 |
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(263,000 |
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| Increase in net income from contract work |
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39,000 |
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All revenue and all expenses other than depreciation will be received or paid in cash in the same period as recognized for accounting purposes.
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Compute the payback period for Bowman's proposal to undertake the contract work:
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| b. |
Compute the return on average investment for Bowman's proposal to undertake the contract work.
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| Return on average investment |
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Compute the net present value of the proposal to undertake contract work, discounted at an annual rate of 12 percent.
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