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 divisions return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 21% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows:

	Product A			Product B
Initial investment:
Cost of equipment (zero salvage value)	$	270,000		$	480,000
Annual revenues and costs:
Sales revenues	$	320,000		$	420,000
Variable expenses	$	148,000		$	198,000
Depreciation expense	$	54,000		$	96,000
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs	$	77,000		$	57,000

The companys discount rate is 19%.

Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-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 project 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, Lou Barlow would likely:

EXHIBIT 7B-2 Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears: 1 - Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 1 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800 2 1.886 1859 1833 1808 1783 1759 1736 1713 1.690 1.668 1.647 1626 1605 1.585 1566 1547 1.528 1509 1.492 1.474 1.457 1.440 3 2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487 2444 2402 2.361 2322 2283 2246 2210 2.174 2.140 2.106 2.074 2.042 2.011 1.981 1952 4 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2798 2743 2.690 2639 2.589 2.540 2494 2.448 2.404 2.362 5 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 3.1993.127 3.058 2.991 2.926 2.864 2.803 2.745 2.689 5.242 5.076 49174767 4.623 4.486 4355 4231 4111 3.998 3.889 3784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326 3.245 3.16 7 6.002 5786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5,033 4.868 4712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605 3.508 3.416 3.327 3.242 3161 8 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837 3.726 3.619 3.518 3.421 3.329 9 7.435 7108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772 4.607 4.451 4.303 4.163 4.031 3.905 3.786 3.673 3.566 3.463 10 8.111 7722 7360 7.024 6.710 6.418 6.145 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4833 4.659 4.494 4.339 4.192 4.054 3.923 3.799 3.682 3.571 11 8.760 8.306 7.887 7.49971396.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327 4.177 4.035 3.902 3.776 3.656 129.385 8.863 8.384 7943 7536 71616.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439 4.278 4.127 3.985 3.851 3.725 139.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7904 74877103 6.750 6.424 6122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5.118 4.910 4715 4.533 4.362 4203 4.053 3.912 3780 14 10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7786 7367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611 4.432 4.265 4.108 3.962 3.824 15 11.118 10.3809712 9.108 8.559 8061 7606 7191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675 4.489 4.315 4.153 4.001 3.859 16 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7.824 7379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954 5.668 5.405 5.162 4.938 4.730 4.536 4.357 4.189 4.033 3.887 17 12.166 11.274 10.477 9763 9.122 8.544 8.022 7549 7120 6.729 6.373 6.047 5.749 5.475 5.222 4.990 4.775 4.576 4.391 4.219 4.059 3.910 18 12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 9.372 8.756 8201 7702 7250 6.840 6.467 6.128 5.818 5.534 5.273 5.033 4.812 4.608 4.419 4.243 4.080 3.928 19 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7839 7366 6.938 6.550 6.198 5.877 5.584 5.316 5.070 4.843 4.635 4.442 4.263 4.097 3.942 13.590 12.462 11.470 10.594 9.818 9.129 8.514 7.963 7.469 7025 6.623 6.259 5.929 5.628 5.353 5101 4.870 4.657 4.460 4.279 4.110 3.954 21 14.029 12.821 11.764 10.836 10.017 9.292 8.649 8.075 7.562 7102 6.687 6.312 5.973 5.665 5.384 5.127 4.891 4.675 4.476 4.292 4.121 3.963 14.451 13.163 12.042 11.061 10.201 9.442 8.772 8.176 7.645 7170 6.743 6.359 6.011 5.696 5.410 5.149 4.909 4.690 4.488 4.302 4.130 3.970 14.857 13.489 12.303 11.272 10.371 9.580 8.883 8.266 7718 7230 6.792 6.399 6.044 5723 5.432 5.167 4.925 4.703 15.247 13.799 12.550 11.469 10.529 9.707 8.985 8.348 7784 7283 6.835 6.434 6.073 5746 5.451 5.182 4.937 4.713 4.507 4.318 4.143 3.981 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 10.675 9.8239.077 8.422 78437330 6.873 6.464 6.097 5766 5.467 5.1954.948 4721 4.514 4.323 4.147 3.985 26 15.983 14.375 13.003 11.826 10.810 9.929 9.161 8.488 7.896 7372 6.906 6.491 6.118 5783 5.480 5.206 4.956 4.728 4.520 4.328 4.151 3.988 27 16.330 14.643 13.211 11.987 10.935 10.027 9.237 8.548 7.943 7.409 6.935 6.514 6.136 5.798 5.492 5.215 4.964 4.734 4.524 4.332 4.154 3.990 28 16.663 14.898 13.406 12.137 11.051 10.116 9.307 8.602 7984 7441 6.961 6.534 6.152 5.810 5.502 5.223 4.970 4.739 4.528 4.335 4.157 3.992 29 16.984 15.141 13.591 12.278 11.158 10.198 9.370 8.650 8.022 7470 6.983 6.551 6.166 5.820 5.510 5.229 4.975 4.743 4.531 4.337 4.1593.994 30 17.292 15.372 13.765 12.409 11.258 10.274 9.427 8.694 8.055 7496 7003 6.566 6.177 5.829 5517 5.235 4.979 4.746 4534 4.339 4.160 3.995 40 19.793 17159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9.779 8951 8244 7.634 7105 6.642 6.233 5.8715.548 5.258 4.997 4.760 4.544 4.347 4.166 3.999