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Exercise 26-11

Drake Corporation is reviewing an investment proposal. Theinitial cost and estimates of the book value of the investment atthe end of each year, the net cash flows for each year, and the netincome for each year are presented in the schedule below. All cashflows are assumed to take place at the end of the year. The salvagevalue of the investment at the end of each year is equal to itsbook value. There would be no salvage value at the end of theinvestment’s life.

Investment Proposal

Year Initial Costand Book Value AnnualCash Flows Annual NetIncome
0 $105,700
1 69,800 $44,200 $8,300
2 43,000 40,400 13,600
3 21,100 35,000 13,100
4 7,000 29,000 14,900
5 0 26,000 19,000


Drake Corporation uses an 11% target rate of return for newinvestment proposals.

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(a)

What is the cash payback period for this proposal? (Round answer to2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Cash payback period
years


(b)

What is the annual rate of return for the investment? (Round answerto 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Annual rate of return for the investment
%


(c)

What is the net present value of the investment? (If the netpresent value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding thenumber eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). Round answer to 0 decimalplaces, e.g. 125. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places asdisplayed in the factor table provided.)

Net present value $

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Jean Keeling
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