You're trying to determine whether to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $11.4 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life. If the plant has projected net income of $1,794,300, $1,847,600, $1,816,000, and $1,269,500 over these four years, respectively, what is the project's average accounting return (AAR)? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Average accounting return 14.75%

You're trying to determine whether to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $11.4 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life. If the plant has projected net income of $1,794,300, $1,847,600, $1,816,000, and $1,269,500 over these four years, respectively, what is the project's average accounting return (AAR)? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Average accounting return 14.75%

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter9: Capital Budgeting And Cash Flow Analysis

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