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Managerial Acct 1341 Graded Hmwk Chapter 14: Capital Budgeting DUE DATE: Tuesday May 3 POINTS: Product A only: Product B Extra Credit: 12 pts (1/2 if late) 9 pts Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five-year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 22% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product A Product B Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value)$ 380,000 $575,000 Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues $ 410,000 $ 490,000 Variable expenses $ 186,000 $ 218,000 Depreciation expense $ 76,000 $ 115,000 Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 89,000 $70,000 The company's discount rate is 20%. Required: 1. Calculate the payback period for each product. 2. Calculate the net present value for each product. 3. Calculate the internal rate of return for each product. 4. Calculate the profitability index for each product. 5. Calculate the simple rate of return for each product. 6. For each measure, identify whether Product A or Product B is preferred. (need to do Extra Credit if desired) SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. LABEL YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY FOR FULL CREDIT.