Springer Company Is Considering the Purchase of a New Machine

question 51

Multiple Choice

Springer Company is considering the purchase of a new machine for $80,000.The machine would generate an annual cash flow before depreciation and taxes of $28,778 for five years.At the end of five years, the machine would have no salvage value.The company's cost of capital is 12 percent.The company uses straight-line depreciation with no mid-year convention and has a 40 percent tax rate. What is the accounting rate of return on the original investment in the machine approximated to two decimal points?

• A) 35.97%
• B) 19.17%
• C) 15.97%
• D) 9.58%

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Definitions:

Times Interest Earned Ratio

A financial metric assessing a company's ability to meet its interest obligations from operating earnings.

Inventory Turnover

A measure of how quickly a company sells its stock of goods in a period, calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold by the average inventory level.

Equity Multiplier

A financial leverage ratio that measures the portion of a company's assets that are financed by shareholders' equity.

Debt-to-equity Ratio

The ratio that demonstrates the comparative financing from shareholders' equity and debt for a company's assets.