A Project Requires an Investment of $40,000 in Equipment

question 108

Multiple Choice

A project requires an investment of $40,000 in equipment. Annual cash flows of $8,000 are expected to occur for the next eight years. No salvage value is expected. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation with no mid-year convention. Ignore income taxes. The accounting rate of return on the original investment for the project is

• A)6.25%.
• B)7.50%.
• C)16.00%.
• D)20.00%.

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

A company's revenue minus its direct costs and operating expenses, indicating the profitability from regular operations before interest and taxes.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) in the price of a product.

Net Operating Income

The profit generated from a business's normal core operations, excluding deductions of interest and taxes.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product cost.