1.

Average Rate of Return, Cash Payback Period, Net Present Value Method

Bi-Coastal Railroad Inc. is considering acquiring equipment at a cost of $72,000. The equipment has an estimated life of 10 years and no residual value. It is expected to provide yearly net cash flows of $36,000. The companys minimum desired rate of return for net present value analysis is 10%.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.353	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.785	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

Compute the following:

a. The average rate of return, assuming the annual earnings are equal to the net cash flows less the annual depreciation expense on the equipment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place. %

b. The cash payback period. years

c. The net present value. Use the above table of the present value of an annuity of $1. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use a minus sign to indicate negative net present value" for current grading purpose.

Present value of annual net cash flows	$
Less amount to be invested	$
Net present value	$

2.

Average Rate of Return Method, Net Present Value Method, and Analysis

The capital investment committee of Ellis Transport and Storage Inc. is considering two investment projects. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows:

	Warehouse					Tracking Technology
Year	Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow			Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow
1	$42,000		$127,000			$88,000		$203,000
2	42,000		127,000			67,000		171,000
3	42,000		127,000			34,000		121,000
4	42,000		127,000			15,000		83,000
5	42,000		127,000			6,000		57,000
Total	$210,000		$635,000			$210,000		$635,000

Each project requires an investment of $400,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 10% for purposes of the net present value analysis.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Required:

1a. Compute the average rate of return for each investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

	Average Rate of Return
Warehouse	%
Tracking Technology	%

1b. Compute the net present value for each investment. Use the present value of $1 table above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

	Warehouse	Tracking Technology
Present value of net cash flow total	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

2. The warehouse has a net present value as tracking technology cash flows occur in time. Thus, if only one of the two projects can be accepted, the would be the more attractive.