Average Rate of Return Method, Net Present Value Method, and Analysis

The capital investment committee of Cross Continent Trucking Inc. is considering two capital investments. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows:

	Warehouse					Tracking Technology
Year	Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow			Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow
1	$45,000		$146,000			$95,000		$234,000
2	45,000		146,000			72,000		197,000
3	45,000		146,000			36,000		139,000
4	45,000		146,000			16,000		95,000
5	45,000		146,000			6,000		65,000
Total	$225,000		$730,000			$225,000		$730,000

Each project requires an investment of $600,000. 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
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Required:

1a. Compute the average rate of return for each investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

	Average Rate of Return
Warehouse	%
Tracking Technology	%

1b. Compute the net present value for each investment. Use the present value of $1 table above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

	Warehouse	Tracking Technology
Present value of net cash flow total	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

2. The warehouse has a   net present value because   cash flows occur earlier in time compared to the tracking technology. Thus, if only one of the two projects can be accepted, the   would be the more attractive.