Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five-year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 22% each of thelast three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows:Product AProduct BInitial investment:Annual revenues and costs:Sales revenuesVariable expensesDepreciation expenseCost of equipment (zero salvage value)$ 370,000$ 570,000$ 400,000$ 480,000$ 180,000$ 214,000$ 74,000$ 114,000Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs$ 88,000$ 68,000The company's discount rate is 20%.Required:1. Calculate the payback period for each product.2. Calculate the net present value for each product.3. Calculate the profitability index for each product.4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product.5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred.5b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept?Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.Req 1Req 2Req 3Req 4Req 5AReq 5B

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Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five- year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 22% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product A Product B Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 370,000 $ 570,000 Annual revenues and costs: $ 400,000 $ 480,000 Variable expenses $ 180,000 $ 214,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 74,000 $ 88,000 $ 114,000 $ 68,000 Sales revenues Depreciation expense The company's discount rate is 20%. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the profitability index for each product. 4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 5b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4 Req 5A Req 5B

Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five- year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 22% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product A Product B Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) $ 370,000 $ 570,000 Annual revenues and costs: $ 400,000 $ 480,000 Variable expenses $ 180,000 $ 214,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 74,000 $ 88,000 $ 114,000 $ 68,000 Sales revenues Depreciation expense The company's discount rate is 20%. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the profitability index for each product. 4. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 5a. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. 5b. Based on the simple rate of return, which of the two products should Lou's division accept? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4 Req 5A Req 5B

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