PA11-1 Calculating Accounting Rate of Return, Payback Period, Net Present Value, Estimating Internal Rate of Return [LO 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4]

Balloons By Sunset (BBS) is considering the purchase of two new hot air balloons so that it can expand its desert sunset tours. Various information about the proposed investment follows:

Initial investment (for two hot air balloons)	$	402,000
Useful life		9	years
Salvage value	$	51,000
Annual net income generated		34,572
BBSs cost of capital		8	%

Assume straight line depreciation method is used. Required: Help BBS evaluate this project by calculating each of the following: 1. Accounting rate of return. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

Accounting Rate of Return

%

2. Payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Payback Period

Years

3. Net present value (NPV). (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)

Net Present Value

4. Recalculate the NPV assuming BBS's cost of capital is 11 percent. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the final answer to nearest whole dollar.)

Net Present Value