Assume the following information for a capital budgeting proposal with a five-year time horizon: Initial investment:   Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 590,000 Annual revenues and costs:   Sales revenues $ 300,000 Variable expenses $ 130,000 Depreciation expense $ 50,000 Fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 40,000 This proposal’s simple rate of return is closest to:   Multiple Choice   22%.   14%.   15%.   27%.

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Assume the following information for a capital budgeting proposal with a five-year time horizon:

Initial investment:  
Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 590,000
Annual revenues and costs:  
Sales revenues $ 300,000
Variable expenses $ 130,000
Depreciation expense $ 50,000
Fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 40,000

This proposal’s simple rate of return is closest to:

 

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    22%.
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    14%.
  •  
    15%.
  •  
    27%.
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