Rondello Company is considering a capital investment of $152,200 in additional productive facilities. The new machinery is expected to have a useful life of 5 years with no salvage value. Depreciation is by the straight-line method. During the life of the investment, annual net income and cash inflows are expected to be $16,570 and $45,900, respectively. Rondello has a 12% cost of capital rate, which is the minimum acceptable rate of return on the investment.
Compute the following:
- Annual rate of return %
- Cash payback period on the proposed capital expenditure
- Using the discounted cash flow technique, compute the net present value $