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 25% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Initial investment: Product A Product B Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 340,000 $540,000 Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues $ 390,000 $ 490,000 Variable expenses $ 176,000 $ 226,000 Depreciation expense $ 68,000 $ 108,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 84,000 $ 64,000 The company's discount rate is 18% Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the profitability index for each product 4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 5b. 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. Req 5A Req 5B Reg 4 Reg 3 Req 1 Reg 2 Calculate the payback period for each product. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Product B Product A years years Payback period Reg 2 > 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 25% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Initial investment: Product A Product B Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) Annual revenues and costs: $ 340,000 $ 540,000 Sales revenues $ 390,000 $ 490,000 Variable expenses $ 176,000 $ 226,000 Depreciation expense $ 68,000 $ 188,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 84,000 $ 64,000 The company's discount rate is 18%. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the profitability index for each product. 4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 5b. 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. DOO Req 5B Reg 3 Reg 4 Req 5A Req 1 Req 2 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 Req3 >