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ROCE/ARR

MAMr. Aboukar5y ago
Hi john i would like to ask you a question about ROCE/ARR HERE IS THE QUESTION A company undertakes a project that involves purchasing machinery at a cost of $65,000.   The machinery is used on the project for five years, generating operating cash inflows of  $20,000 per year.  It is sold at the end of the project for $10,000. Taxation is charged at a  rate of 30%.  Calculate the initial return on capital employed (ROCE) for the project, to the nearest  whole percentage  HERE IS THE KIT ANSWER Initial ROCE = average annual profits before interest and tax / initial capital × 100  Profits = operating cash flows before taxation – depreciation  Depreciation over project life = $65,000 – $10,000 = $55,000  Depreciation per annum = $55,000 / 4 = $13,750  Average annual profits = $20,000 – $13,750 = $6,250 per annum  Initial ROCE = $6,250 / $65,000 × 100 = 9.6% or 10% to nearest whole percentage. MY ISSUE. when finding average (per year) depreciation he has used 4 years instead of using 5 year project life. can u help me understand why 4 years and not 5 years. thanks in advance
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#1
Assuming that you have copied the question correctly, then it should be divided by 5.
MAMr. Aboukar5y ago#2
I have copied it correctly. thanks john for your support.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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