You're trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installationcost of $23 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life. If the plant has projected net income of$2,035,000, $2,255,000, $2,254,000, and $1,436,000 over these four years, what is the project's average accounting return (AAR)?Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.Average accounting return%

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Essentials Of Investments

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ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

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