Question

Exercise 13-8 Payback Period and Simple Rate of Return [LO13-1, LO13-6]

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Nick’s Novelties, Inc., is considering the purchase of new electronic games to place in its amusement houses. The games would cost a total of $320,000, have a fifteen-year useful life, and have a total salvage value of $32,000. The company estimates that annual revenues and expenses associated with the games would be as follows:

Revenues $ 230,000
Less operating expenses:
Commissions to amusement houses $ 80,000
Insurance 20,000
Depreciation 19,200
Maintenance 50,000 169,200
Net operating income $ 60,800
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Exercise 13-8 Part 1

Required:

1a. Compute the pay back period associated with the new electronic games.

1b. Assume that Nick’s Novelties, Inc., will not purchase new games unless they provide a payback period of five years or less. Would the company purchase the new games?

Answer 1

4 years

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

Payback period calculates the amount of time it takes to recover the amount invested in a project to be recovered from the cumulative cash flow.

Cash inflow for the period = Net income + Net cash deductions (depreciation expenses)

$60,800 + $19,200 = $80,000

Payback period = amount invested / cash inflow

$320,000 / $80,000 = 4 years

If the payback period is five years or less, the project would be accepted because the amount invested would be recovered in 4 years. Therefore, the company would purchase the new games.

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