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	$63,800		$197,000			$134,000		$315,000
2	63,800		197,000			102,000		266,000
3	63,800		197,000			51,000		187,000
4	63,800		197,000			22,000		128,000
5	63,800		197,000			10,000		89,000
Total	$319,000		$985,000			$319,000		$985,000

Each project requires an investment of $580,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 15% 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	fill in the blank 1%
Tracking Technology	fill in the blank 2%

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	$fill in the blank 3	$fill in the blank 4
Less amount to be invested	$fill in the blank 5	$fill in the blank 6
Net present value	$fill in the blank 7	$fill in the blank 8

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