Santana Rey is considering the purchase of equipment for Business Solutions that would allow the company to add a new product to its computer furniture line. The equipment is expected to cost $280,000 and to have a five-year life and no salvage value. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. Business Solutions expects to sell 100 units of the equipment’s product each year. The expected annual income related to this equipment follows. Sales $ 385,000 Costs Materials, labor, and overhead (except depreciation) 193,000 Depreciation on new equipment 56,000 Selling and administrative expenses 32,000 Total costs and expenses 281,000 Pretax income 104,000 Income taxes (30%) 31,200 Net income $ 72,800 Required:
(1) Compute the payback period.
(2) Compute the accounting rate of return for this equipment.
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