Lopez CoIs Interested in Purchasing Equipment That Would Improve Its Operational

question 77

Multiple Choice

Lopez Co.is interested in purchasing equipment that would improve its operational efficiency.The cost of the equipment is $400,000 with an estimated residual value of $30,000 and a useful life of ten years.The equipment is expected to fetch cash inflows of $60,000 a year.The company's minimum rate of return is 8 percent.The present value of $1 for ten years at 8 percent is 0.463,and the present value of an annuity of $1 at 8 percent and ten years is 6.710.
-Using the above information for Lopez,the actual rate of return that the project earns is

• A)negative.
• B)greater than 8 percent.
• C)less than 8 percent.
• D)equal to 8 percent.

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