Principles of Accounting Volume 2
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Chapter 11, Problem 8TP
Fenton, Inc., has established a new strategic plan that calls for new capital investment. The company has a 9.8% required
Management used a screening procedure of calculating a payback period for potential investments and annual cash flows, and the
A. Identify which project(s) is/are unacceptable and briefly state the conceptual justification as to why each of your choices is unacceptable.
B. Assume Fenton has $330,000 available to spend. Which remaining projects should Fenton invest in and in what order?
C. If Fenton was not limited to a spending amount, should they invest in all of the projects given the company is evaluated using
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A company has created a strategic plan that requires new capital investment. The company has a 9.8% required rate of return and an 8.3% cost of capital. The company currently has a return of 10% on its other investments. The proposed new investments have equal annual cash inflows expected. Management used a screening procedure of calculating a payback period for potential investments and annual cash flows, and the IRR for the 7 possible investments are shown. Each investment has a 6-year expected useful life and no salvage value.
Payback Period IRR Investment
A 4.2 10.5 130000
B 5.9 5.1 67000
C 5.0 13.4 83000
D 4.8 7.4 61000
E 3.2 12.1 115000
F 4.0 9.9 65000
G 6.3 9.8 76000
Identify which project(s) is/are unacceptable and briefly state the conceptual justification as to why each of your choices is…
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