Question

Buster Evans is considering investing $20,000 in a project with the following annual cash revenues and expenses: Cash Cash Revenues Expenses Year 1 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 Year 2 $12,000 $ 8,000 Year 3 $15,000 $ 9,000 Year 4 $20,000 $10,000 Year 5 $20,000 $10,000 Depreciation will be $4,000 per year. What is the accounting rate of return on the investment

Answer 1

Answer:

Accounting rate of return= 20%

Explanation:

The accounting rate of return is the average annual income expressed as a percentage of the average investment.  

The simple rate of return can be calculated using the two formula below:  

Accounting rate of return  

= Annual operating income/Average investment × 100  

Average investment = (Initial cost + scrap value)/2  

Average profit = Total profit over investment period / Number of years

Total revenue = 8000+12000+ 15000 + 20,000+ 20,000 = 75000

Total expenses= 8000 + 8000 + 9000 +10,000 + 10,000 = 45000

Cash profit = 75,000 - 45,000 = 30,000

Depreciation = 4000× 5 = 20,000

Accounting profit = Cash profit - Depreciation = 30,000- 20,000 = 10,000

Average profit = 10,000/5 = 2,000

Accounting rate of return = 2,000/20000× 100 = 20%

Accounting rate of return= 20%