Ursus, Inc., is considering a project that would have a eight-year life and would require a $2,200,000 investment in equipment. At the end of eight years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.):                 Sales       $ 2,200,000   Variable expenses         1,450,000   Contribution margin         750,000   Fixed expenses:             Fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses $ 250,000         Depreciation   275,000     525,000   Net operating income       $ 225,000       Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.   All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 11%.   Required: a. Compute the project's net present value. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) b. Compute the project's internal rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.) c. Compute the project's payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.) d. Compute the project's simple rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.)

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Ursus, Inc., is considering a project that would have a eight-year life and would require a $2,200,000 investment in equipment. At the end of eight years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.):

 

             
Sales       $ 2,200,000  
Variable expenses         1,450,000  
Contribution margin         750,000  
Fixed expenses:            
Fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses $ 250,000        
Depreciation   275,000     525,000  
Net operating income       $ 225,000  
 

 

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.

 

All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 11%.

 

Required:

a. Compute the project's net present value(Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

b. Compute the project's internal rate of return(Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.)

c. Compute the project's payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.)

d. Compute the project's simple rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.)

 

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