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The capital investment committee of Cross Continent Trucking Inc. is considering two capital investments. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows:

	Warehouse					Tracking Technology
Year	Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow			Income from Operations		Net Cash Flow
1	$38,000		$120,000			$80,000		$192,000
2	38,000		120,000			61,000		162,000
3	38,000		120,000			30,000		114,000
4	38,000		120,000			13,000		78,000
5	38,000		120,000			6,000		54,000
Total	$190,000		$600,000			$190,000		$600,000

Each project requires an investment of $400,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 10% for purposes of the net present value analysis.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Required:

1a. Compute the average rate of return for each investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

	Average Rate of Return
Warehouse	%
Tracking Technology	%

1b. Compute the net present value for each investment. Use the present value of $1 table above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

	Warehouse	Tracking Technology
Present value of net cash flow total	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

2. The warehouse has a net present value because cash flows occur earlier in time compared to the tracking technology. Thus, if only one of the two projects can be accepted, the would be the more attractive.

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