HORNGREN COST ACCT NON-MAJORS W/ACCESS
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.25E
Capital budgeting with uneven cash flows, no income taxes. America Cola is considering the purchase of a special-purpose bottling machine for $65,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 4 years with no terminal disposal value. The plant manager estimates the following savings in cash operating costs:
| Year | Amount |
| 1 | $25,000 |
| 2 | 22,000 |
| 3 | 21,000 |
| 4 | 20,000 |
| Total | $88,000 |
America Cola uses a required
Calculate the following for the special-purpose bottling machine:
- 1.
Net present value Required
- 2. Payback period
- 3. Discounted payback period
- 4.
Internal rate of return (using the interpolation method) - 5. Accrual accounting rate of return based on net initial investment (Assume straight-line
depreciation. Use the average annual savings in cash operating costs when computing the numerator of the accrual accounting rate of return.)
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