Question

Superstition Industries has a $2,000,000 asset investment and is subject to a 30% income tax rate. Cash inflows from the project are expected to average $400,000 before tax over the next few years; in contrast, average income before tax is anticipated to be $350,000. The company's after-tax accounting rate of return on this investment is:

Answer 1

Answer:

12.25%

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what The company's after-tax accounting rate of return on this investment is:

Using this formula

After-tax accounting rate of return =Avarage income/Average investment

Let plug in the formula

After-tax accounting rate of return=($350,000*70%)/$2,000,000

(100%-30%=70%)

After-tax accounting rate of return=$245,000/$2,000,000

After-tax accounting rate of return=0.1225*100

After-tax accounting rate of return=12.25%

Therefore The company's after-tax accounting rate of return on this investment is:12.25%