Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,812,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The companys discount rate is 16%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:

Sales			$	2,855,000
Variable expenses				1,010,000
Contribution margin				1,845,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$	798,000
Depreciation		562,400
Total fixed expenses				1,360,400
Net operating income			$	484,600

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

5. What is the project profitability index for this project? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

6. What is the projects internal rate of return? (Round your answer to nearest whole percent.)

7. What is the projects payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

8. What is the projects simple rate of return for each of the five years? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

12. If the equipment had a salvage value of $300,000 at the end of five years, would you expect the projects simple rate of return to be higher, lower, or the same?