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 Income from Year Operations Net Cash Flow Income from Net Cash Operations Flow 1 $32,300 $104,000 $68,000 $166,000 2 32,300 104,000 52,000 140,000 3 32,300 104,000 26,000 99,000 4 32,300 104,000 11,000 68,000 5 32,300 104,000 4,500 47,000 Total $161,500 $520,000 $161,500 $520,000 Each project requires an investment of $380,000. 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. Warehouse Average Rate of Return 27.37 X % Tracking Technology 27.37 X % 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. If required, round to the nearest dollar. Present value of net cash flow total Less amount to be invested Net present value Tracking Technology $416,314 X Warehouse 383,160 X 380,000 3,160 X 36,314 X 380,000