Boots Boats Inc. (BBI) is reviewing the following investment proposal for 2018: Initial Investment Depreciable Assets $27,740
Question:
Boots Boats Inc. (BBI) is reviewing the following investment proposal for 2018: Initial Investment Depreciable Assets $27,740 Working Capital $3,000 Operations (per year for 4 years) Cash Receipts $25,000 Cash expenditures $15,000 Disinvestment Salvage value of the equipment $2,000 Recovery of working capital $3,000 a) Determine the payback period. (10 marks) b) Accounting rate of return on initial investment and on average investment.
The above capital investment proposal based on the finance team assessment is favourable. Please identify and discuss factors that BBI\'s management team should consider after the initial screening of the capital investment in the equipment, before making a final evaluation of the investment.
Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting Text and Cases
ISBN: 978-1259730191
4th edition
Authors: Steven Mintz, Roselyn Morris