Net PPE is currently $79M and its sales are $90M. Ben is projecting that the sales will be growing at 9% per year and there will be a constant $3M per year depreciation for the next 10 years. If Ben is using the percentage of sales method and Net PPE as a percentage of sales is expected to remain constant, what should be the forecast for net capital investment in year 7?" $26.85M $22.78M $27.39M $25.29M $14.92M

Net PPE is currently $79M and its sales are $90M. Ben is projecting that the sales will be growing at 9% per year and there will be a constant $3M per year depreciation for the next 10 years. If Ben is using the percentage of sales method and Net PPE as a percentage of sales is expected to remain constant, what should be the forecast for net capital investment in year 7?" $26.85M $22.78M $27.39M $25.29M $14.92M

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Author:OpenStax

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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