Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five- year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 23% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product Products Initial investment Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 280,000 $ 480,000 Annual revenues and conta Sales revenues $ 330,000 $ 430,000 Variable expenses $ 152,000 $ 202,000 Depreciation expense $ 56,000 $ 96,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 78,000 $ 60,000 The company's discount rate is 14%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the internal rate of return for each product. 4. Calculate the profitability Index for each product. 5. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 6a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 6b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A Reg 68 Calculate the payback period for each product. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Product A Product B Payback period years years Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A Req 6B Calculate the net present value for each product. (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Product A Product B Net present value 6a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 6b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 3 Req1 Reg 2 Reg 4 Reqs Reg 6A Req 6B Calculate the internal rate of return for each product. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place l.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%) Product A Product B Internal rate of return % & Reg 2 Reg 4 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A Reg 6B Calculate the profitability index for each product. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Product Product B Profitability Index Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req1 Reg 2 Req 3 Req 4 Reg 5 Req 6A Reg 68 Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place le. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%) Product A Product B Simple rate of retum % Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 2 Reg 1 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A Req 6B For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. Not Present Profitability Payback Internal Rate Simple Rate of Value Index Period of Return Return Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Req 6A Reg 6B Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Accept Product A O Accept Product B Reject both products
