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Problem 13-138 Tranter, Inc., is considering a project thatwould have ...

Tranter, Inc., is considering a project that would have aten-year life and would require a $1,806,000 investment inequipment. At the end of ten years, the project would terminate andthe equipment would have no salvage value. The project wouldprovide net operating income each year as follows: (Ignore incometaxes.)


Sales $ 2,000,000
Variableexpenses 1,350,000
Contributionmargin 650,000
Fixed expenses:
Fixed out-of-pocketcash expenses $ 230,000
Depreciation 130,000 360,000
Net operatingincome $ 290,000


Click here to view Exhibit13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) usingtables.


All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cashflows. The company's required rate of return is 14%.


Required:
a.

Compute the project's net present value. (Negativeamount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discountfactor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate and final answers tothe nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in yourresponse.)


Net presentvalue $


b.

Compute the project's internal rate of return to the nearestwhole percent. (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimalplaces and final answer to the nearest whole percent. Omit the "%"sign in your response.)


Internal rate ofreturn %


c. Compute the project's paybackperiod. (Round your answer to 1 decimalplace.)


Payback period years


d. Compute the project's simplerate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearestwhole percent. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)


Simple rate ofreturn %

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