Capital Investment Decision:Accounting Rate-of-Return Method Boink Corporation manufactures metal hard hats for on-site construction workers. Recently, management has tried to raise productivity to meet the growing demand from the real estate industry. The company is now thinking about buying a new stamping machine. Management has decided that only capital investments that yield at least a 14 percent return will be accepted. The new machine would cost $325,000; revenue would increase by $98,400 per year; the residual value of the new machine would be $32,500; and operating cost increases (including depreciation) would be $74,600.Using the accounting rate-of-return method, decide whether the company should invest in the machine. Show all computations to support your decision.

XTR company is considering investing in Project Zeta or Project Omega. Project Zeta generates the following cash flows: year "zero" = 339 dollars (outflow); year 1 = 197 dollars (inflow); year 2 = 312 dollars (inflow); year 3 = 355 dollars (inflow); year 4 = 192 dollars (inflow). Project Omega generates the following cash flows: year "zero" = 230 dollars (outflow); year 1 = 120 dollars (inflow); year 2 = 100 dollars (inflow); year 3 = 200 dollars (inflow); year 4 = 120 dollars (inflow). The MARR is 10 %. Using the Annual Worth Method, calculate the annual worth of the BEST project. (note: round your answer to the nearest cent, and do not include spaces, currency signs, plus or minus signs, or commas) 105.28 156.41 margin of error +/- 20

John wants to invest $1 000 000. He has two options. The first option is to buy government bonds that earn 4% annually. The second option is to buy an apartment building that brings him $100 000 per year in revenues. Compare the two options in terms of their internal rates of return. (Your answer in the answer box should be either 1 or 2). Calculations should be provided.

The following cash flows result from a potential construction project for your company: 1. Receipts of $505,000 at the start of the contract and $1,200,000 at the end of the fourth year 2. Expenditures at the end of the first year of $400,000 and at the end of the second year of $900,000 3. A net cash flow of $0 at the end of the third year. Using an appropriate rate of return method (Approximate ERR), for a MARR of 20%, should your company accept this project (Perform all calculations using 5 significant figures and round your answer to one decimal place. Also remember that text answers are case-sensitive):? Answers entered using text are case sensitive! What is the approximate ERR for this project? Number Should your company undertake this project? (Enter either 'Yes' or 'No'): %