Water World is considering purchasing a water park in Atlanta, Georgia, for $1,800,000. The new facility will generate annual net cash inflows of $457,000 for eight years. Engineers estimate that the new facilities will remain useful for eight years and have no residual value. The company uses straight-line depreciation, and its stockholders demand an annual return of 12% on investments of this nature.

Determine the formula and calculate the accounting rate of return (ARR). (Round the percentage to the nearest tenth percent, X. X%.)

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Lilianna Austin

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7 February, 18:40

Water World is considering purchasing a water park in Atlanta, Georgia, for $1,800,000. The new facility will generate annual net cash inflows of $457,000 for eight years. Engineers estimate that the new facilities will remain useful for eight years and have no residual value. The company uses straight-line depreciation, and its stockholders demand an annual return of 12% on investments of this nature.

Determine the formula and calculate the accounting rate of return (ARR). (Round the percentage to the nearest tenth percent, X. X%.)

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Jaylee Rose · Answer 1

25.78%

Explanation:

The formula to compute the accounting rate of return is shown below:

= Annual net income : average investment

where,

Annual net income is

= { (Total net inflows * number of years) - (purchased value) } : (number of years)

= { ($457,000 * 8 years) - ($1,800,000) } : 8 years

= $232,000

And, the average investment would be

= (Initial investment + salvage value) : 2

= ($1,800,000 + $0) : 2

= $900,000

Now put these values to the above formula

So, the rate would equal to

= $232,000 : $900,000

= 25.78%