Question 1

The capital investment committee of Arches Landscaping Company is considering two capital investments. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows:

	Front-End Loader					Greenhouse
Year	Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow			Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow
1	$39,900		$125,000			$84,000		$200,000
2	39,900		125,000			64,000		169,000
3	39,900		125,000			32,000		119,000
4	39,900		125,000			14,000		81,000
5	39,900		125,000			5,500		56,000
Total	$199,500		$625,000			$199,500		$625,000

Each project requires an investment of $420,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 10% for purposes of the net present value analysis.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Required:

1a. Compute the average rate of return for each investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

The answer is not 9.5%

	Average Rate of Return
Front-End Loader	%
Greenhouse	%