The Ste. Marie Division of Pacific Media Corporationjust started operations. It purchased depreciable assets costing $47 million
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The Ste. Marie Division of Pacific Media Corporationjust started operations. It purchased depreciable assets costing $47 million and having a four-year expected life, after which the assets can be salvaged for $9.4 million. In
addition, the division has $47 million in assets that are not depreciable. After four years, the division will have $47 million available from these nondepreciable assets. This means that the division has invested $94 million in assets with a salvage value of $56.4 million. Annual depreciation is $9.4 million. Annual operating cash flows are $28 million. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis, recognizing the salvage values noted. Ignore taxes. Assume
that the division uses beginning-of-year asset values in the denominator for computing ROI.
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