Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,800,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The companys discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:

Sales			$	2,845,000
Variable expenses				1,109,000
Contribution margin				1,736,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$	799,000
Depreciation		560,000
Total fixed expenses				1,359,000
Net operating income			$	377,000

1. What is the project profitability index for this project?

2. What is the projects simple rate of return for each of the five years?