Average Rate of Return Method, Net Present Value Method, and Analysis The capital investment committee of Ellis Transport and Storage Inc. is considering two investment projects. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows: Warehouse Tracking Technology Income from Year Operations Net Cash Flow Income from Net Cash Operations Flow 1 $43,700 $133,000 $92,000 $213,000 2 43,700 133,000 70,000 180,000 3 43,700 133,000 35,000 126,000 4 43,700 133,000 15,000 86,000 5 Total 43,700 $218,500 133,000 6,500 60,000 $665,000 $218,500 $665,000 Each project requires an investment of $460,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 12% for purposes of the net present value analysis. Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20% 1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833 2 0.890 0.826 0.797 0.756 0.694 3 0.840 0.751 0.712 0.658 0.579 4 0.792 0.683 0.636 0.572 0.482 5 0.747 0.621 0.567 0.497 0.402 6 0.705 0.564 0.507 0.432 0.335 7 0.665 0.513 0.452 0.376 0.279 8 0.627 0.467 0.404 0.327 0.233 Check My Work Next