Santana Rey is considering the purchase of equipment for Business Solutions that would allow the company to add a new product to its computer furniture line. The equipment is expected to cost $300,000 and to have a six year life and no salvage value. It will be depreciated on a straight line basis. Business Solutions expects to sell 100 units of the equipment’s product each year. The expected annual income related to this equipment follows.
|
Sales |
$375,000 |
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Costs |
|
|
Materials, labor, and overhead (except depreciation) |
200,000 |
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Depreciation on new equipment |
50,000 |
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Selling and administrative expenses |
37,500 |
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Total costs and expenses |
287,500 |
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Pretax income |
87,500 |
|
Income taxes (30%) |
26,250 |
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Net income |
$ 61,250 |
Required
Compute the (1) payback period and (2) accounting rate of return for this equipment. (Record answers as percents, rounded to one decimal.)