Question

The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $120,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $30,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $12,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use could be sold now for a salvage value of $40,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Compute the simple rate of return on the new automated bottling machine. Please show your work.

Answer 1

7.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost savings :

= Equipment cost - New machine cost

= 30,000 - 12,000

= 18,000

Depreciation per year :

= Cost of automated bottling machine ÷ Useful years

= 120,000 ÷ 10

= 12,000

Simple rate of return:

= (Cost savings - Depreciation of new equipment) ÷ (cost - salvage of old)

= (18,000 - 12,000) ÷ (120,000 - 40,000)

= 6,000 ÷ 80,000

= 0.075

= 7.5%