Bob  Meo Co. Is considering a project that would have a five-year life and require a P2,400,000 investment in equipment.  At the end of 5 years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value.  The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:     Sales                            P 3,200,000     Variable expenses                       1,800,000     Contribution margin                       1,400,000     Fixed expenses:         Advertising,salaries and other              Fixed out-of-pocket costs    P 700,000         Depreciation               300,000                              Total Fixed Expenses                   1,000,000     Net Operating Income                    P   400,000     The company’s discount rate is 12%.  Present value factors; end of year 1 is 0.893; yr.2 is 0.797; yr. 3 is 0.712; yr. 4 is 0.636 and yr. 5 is 0.567. Required:   Compute the annual net cash inflow from the project.  Compute the project’s net present value.  Is the project acceptable. Find the project’s internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent. Compute the project’s payback period. Compute the project’s simple rate of return

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Bob  Meo Co. Is considering a project that would have a five-year life and require a P2,400,000 investment in equipment.  At the end of 5 years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value.  The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:
    Sales                            P 3,200,000
    Variable expenses                       1,800,000
    Contribution margin                       1,400,000
    Fixed expenses:
        Advertising,salaries and other
             Fixed out-of-pocket costs    P 700,000
        Depreciation               300,000
                             Total Fixed Expenses                   1,000,000
    Net Operating Income                    P   400,000
    The company’s discount rate is 12%.  Present value factors; end of year 1 is 0.893; yr.2 is 0.797; yr. 3 is 0.712; yr. 4 is 0.636 and yr. 5 is 0.567.
Required: 
 Compute the annual net cash inflow from the project. 
Compute the project’s net present value.  Is the project acceptable.
Find the project’s internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent.
Compute the project’s payback period.
Compute the project’s simple rate of return.

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