A company that manufactures recreational pedal boats has approached John Cichanowski to ask if he would be interested in using Current Designs' rotomold expertise and equipment to produce some of the pedal boat components. John is intrigued by the idea and thinks it would be an interesting way of complementing the present product line. One of John's 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 John wants to make sure that the returns justify the risks. In this case, since this is a new venture, John thinks that a 12% discount rate is appropriate to use to evaluate the project. As an intern at Current Designs, John 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 $270,000, 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 $225,400 Less: Manufacturing costs $144,000 Depreciation 33.750 Shipping and administrative costs 21,000 198,750 Income before income taxes 26,650 Income tax expense 9,470 Net income $17,180 Click here to view the factor table. (a) Your Answer Correct Answer (Used) Compute the annual rate of return. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.) 12.73 Annual rate of return % (b) Your answer is correct. Compute the payback period. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) 5.30 Payback period years e Textbook and Media Attempts: 1 of 3 used (c) Your answer is partially correct. Compute the net present value using a discount rate of 9%. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg. -45 or parentheses eg (45). Round answer to O decimal places, eg. 125. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.) $ Net present value 292677 Should the proposal be accepted using this discount rate? Accept the proposal