A company that manufactures recreational pedal boats has approached James Cichanowski to ask if he would be interested in using Current Designs rotomold expertise and equipment to produce some of the pedal boat components. James is intrigued by the idea and thinks it would be an interesting way of complementing the present product line.

One of Jamess hesitations about the proposal is that the pedal boats are a different shape than the kayaks that Current Designs produces. As a result, the company would need to buy an additional rotomold oven in order to produce the pedal boat components. This project clearly involves risks, and James wants to make sure that the returns justify the risks. In this case, since this is a new venture, James thinks that a 15% discount rate is appropriate to use to evaluate the project. As an intern at Current Designs, James has asked you to prepare an initial evaluation of this proposal. To aid in your analysis, he has provided the following information and assumptions.

1.		The new rotomold oven will have a cost of $240,000, a salvage value of $0, and an 8-year useful life. Straight-line depreciation will be used.
2.		The projected revenues, costs, and results for each of the 8 years of this project are as follows.

Sales				$203,000
Less:
Manufacturing costs		$134,000
Depreciation		30,000
Shipping and administrative costs		15,000		179,000
Income before income taxes				24,000
Income tax expense				9,080
Net income				$14,920 1. Compute the annual rate of return. 2. Compute the payback period. 3. Compute the net present value using a discount rate of 6%. 4. Compute the net present value using a discount rate of 15%. 5. Should the proposal be accepted using this discount rate?