Derrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His raises are largely determined by his division's return on

investment $($ROI$),$ which has been above $25\%$ each of the last three years. Derrick is considerin

require a $$5,170,000$ investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and nDerrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on

investment $($ROI$),$ which has been above $25\%$ each of the last three years. Derrick is considering a capital budgeting project that would

require a $$5,170,000$ investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Holston Company's discount rate is

$19\%.$ The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows:

Click here to view Exhibit $14$B$-1$ and Exhibit $14$B$-2,$ to determine the appropriate discount factor$($s$)$ using tables.

Required:

Compute the project's net present value.

Compute the project's simple rate of return.

$3$a$.$ Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?

$3$b$.$ Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?

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Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?o salvage value. Holston Company's discount rate is

$19\%.$ The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows:

Click here to view Exhibit $14$B$-1$ and Exhibit $14$B$-2,$ to determine the appropriate discount factor$($s$)$ using tables.

Required:

Compute the project's net present value.

Compute the project's simple rate of return.

$3$a$.$ Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?

$3b.$ Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?

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Req $2$

Req $3A$

Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?

Yes

Ono