Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of
Question:
Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five-year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division?s return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 18% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: |
Product A | Product B | ||||
Initial investment: | |||||
Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) | $ | 170,000 | $ | 380,000 | |
Annual revenues and costs: | |||||
Sales revenues | $ | 250,000 | $ | 350,000 | |
Variable expenses | $ | 120,000 | $ | 170,000 | |
Depreciation expense | $ | 34,000 | $ | 76,000 | |
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs | $ | 70,000 | $ | 50,000 | |
The company?s discount rate is 16%.
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077522940
15th edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer