Peter put forward an investment proposal to his boss. The business uses ARR to assess investment proposals using a minimum 'hurdle' rate of 27 per cent. Details of the proposal were: Cost of equipment £200,000. Estimated residual value of equipment £40,000. Average annual operating profit before depreciation £48,000. Estimated life of project 10 years. Annual straight-line depreciation charge £16,000 (that is, (£200,000 - £40,000)/10). The ARR of the project will be:

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Peter put forward an investment proposal to his boss. The business uses ARR to assess investment proposals using a minimum 'hurdle' rate of 27 per cent. Details of the proposal were:

Cost of equipment £200,000. Estimated residual value of equipment £40,000. Average annual operating profit before depreciation £48,000. Estimated life of project 10 years. Annual straight-line depreciation charge £16,000 (that is, (£200,000 - £40,000)/10).

The ARR of the project will be:

  1. 5%
  2. 5%
  3. 7%
  4. 7%
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