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NPV AND accounting rate of return

Cchandan9y ago
initial cost 300,000/ life - 5 years addition revenue per year - 120,000/ additional cost per year - 30,000/ scrap value - 20,000/ cost of capital - 10% I got NPV as 53,720/ and IRR as 17% but I am told answer is NPV - 53610 and IRR - 21 Please assist me. F2 exam is in a few days. I have watched all your lectures, revision and tests.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#1
For the NPV, the difference is rounding - your answer is OK and rounding is not a problem in the real exam. For IRR, the question does not ask for the IRR - it asks for the accounting rate of return. The average profit is (120,000 - 30,000) - depreciation of (300,000 - 20,000)/5 per year = 34,000. The average investment = (300,000 + 20,000) / 2 = 160,000. So the ARR = 34,000/160,000 = 21.25%
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