The CFO of The Fun Factory is investigating the possibility of investing in a three dimensional printer

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The CFO of The Fun Factory is investigating the possibility of investing in a three dimensional printer that would cost $20,000. The printer would eliminate the need to have prototypes of new toys be produced by a third party. The cost of having the prototypes manufactured by the third party is about $8,000  per year. The printer would have a useful life of five years with no salvage value with expected annual operating costs of $3,000 per year.


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Compute the simple rate of return on the printer.

Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9781259275814

11th Canadian Edition

Authors: Ray H Garrison, Alan Webb, Theresa Libby

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