Your company is planning to purchase a new log splitter for its lawn and garden business. The new splitter has an initial investment of $320,000. It is expected to generate $40,000 of annual cash flows, provide incremental cash revenues of $215,760, and incur incremental cash expenses of $130,000 annually. What is the payback period and accounting rate of return (ARR)? Round your answers to 1 decimal place. Payback period years ARR %

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X-treme Vitamin Company is considering two investments, both of which cost $34,000. The cash flows are as follows: $ 36,000 Project B $ 34,000 16,000 18,000 16,000 10,000 Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a-1. Calculate the payback period for Project A and Project B. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Year Project A 1 2 3 Project A Project B a-2. Which of the two projects should be chosen based on the payback method? Project A O Project B Payback Period year(s) year(s) b-1. Calculate the net present value for Project A and Project B. Assume a cost of capital of 12 percent. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. Project A Project B Net Present Value

The Ham and Egg Restaurant is considering an investment in a new oven that has a cost of $57,000, with annual net cash flows of $9,910 for 8 years. The required rate of return is 5%. A. Compute the net present value of this investment. Round your present value factor to three decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank 1 B. Determine whether or not you would recommend that Ham and Egg invest in this oven. The Ham and Egg   invest in this oven.