A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $29,400 with a six-year life and
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A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $29,400 with a six-year life and no salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation. The company expects to sell the machine's output of 3,000 units evenly throughout each year. A projected income statement for each year of the asset's life appears below. What is the accounting rate of return for this machine?
Sales | $ | 97,000 | |||||
Costs: | |||||||
Manufacturing | $ | 50,400 | |||||
Depreciation on machine | 4,900 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 37,000 | (92,300 | ) | ||||
Income before taxes | $ | 4,700 | |||||
Income tax (35%) | (1,645 | ) | |||||
Net income | $ | 3,055 | |||||
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