Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,975,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of- pocket costs. Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ 735,000 595,000 $ 2,735,000 1,000,000 1,735,000 1,330,000 $ 405,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. 14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,975,000 investment in
equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 14%. The
project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-
pocket costs
Depreciation
Total fixed expenses
Net operating income
$ 735,000
595,000
Payback period
$ 2,735,000
1,000,000
1,735,000
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using
table.
years
1,330,000
$ 405,000
14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense
ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Transcribed Image Text:Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,975,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of- pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ 735,000 595,000 Payback period $ 2,735,000 1,000,000 1,735,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. years 1,330,000 $ 405,000 14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the project's actual payback period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
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