Question: Calculate the payback period for project B. (Answer expressed in years and months) 3.2 Calculate the accounting rate of return for project A. (Answer expressed

Calculate the payback period for project B. (Answer expressed in years and months)


3.2 Calculate the accounting rate of return for project A. (Answer expressed to 2 decimal

places)                                                   A                                     B

Initial cost                                           R800 000                      R920 000

Expected life 5 years 5 years

Expected scrap value                        R40 000                         R60 000

Expected net cash inflows:

End of year 1                                       R 320 000                      R 400 000

2                                                             280 000                            280 000

3                                                             260 000                            200 000

4                                                             240 000                            200 000

5                                                             220 000                            200 000

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