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A machine costs $300,000 and is expected to yield an after-tax net income of $9,000 each year. Management predicts this machine has a 12-year service life and a $60,000 salvage value, and it uses straight-line depreciation. Compute this machine’s accounting rate of return.

Accounting Rate of Return
Choose Numerator: / Choose Denominator: = Accounting Rate of Return
/ = Accounting rate of return
0

B2B Co. is considering the purchase of equipment that would allow the company to add a new product to its line. The equipment is expected to cost $216,000 with a 12-year life and no salvage value. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company expects to sell 86,400 units of the equipment’s product each year. The expected annual income related to this equipment follows.

Sales $ 135,000
Costs
Materials, labor, and overhead (except depreciation on new equipment) 72,000
Depreciation on new equipment 18,000
Selling and administrative expenses 13,500
Total costs and expenses 103,500
Pretax income 31,500
Income taxes (40%) 12,600
Net income $ 18,900


1. Compute the payback period.
2. Compute the accounting rate of return for this equipment.

Payback Period
Choose Numerator: / Choose Denominator: = Payback Period
/ = Payback period
= 0
Accounting Rate of Return
Choose Numerator: / Choose Denominator: = Accounting Rate of Return
/ = Accounting rate of return
0

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Jean Keeling
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