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A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $30,000, have a six year life and be...

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A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $30,000, have a six year life and be depreciated over a have a the machine's output of 3,000 three-year period with no salvage value. The company expects to sell units evenly throughout each year. A projected Income statement for each year of the assets life appears below. What accounting rate of return for this machine?

Sales $120,000
Costs:
Manufacturing $53,000
Depreciation on machine 5,000
Selling and administrative expenses 40,000 (98,000)
Income before taxes $22,000
Income tax (35%) (7700)
Net income $14,300

Accounting Rate of Return:

The accounting rate of return is another method of measuring the profitability of a project or investment. However, this method does not take into consideration the effects of the cash flow and the time value of money.

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Using the Accounting Rate of Return Method to Evaluate a Budget

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Capital budgets are used for large projects completed over long timelines and can be evaluated using the accounting rate of return (ARR) comparing the average rate of return to investments. Learn how the desired and actual ARR are calculated and guide future budget decisions.


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