Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,810,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 16%. 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 out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $782,000 562,000 $2,847,000 1,121,000 1,726,000 Net present value 1,344,000 $382,000 (Hint: Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) 12. Assume a post-audit 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 net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,810,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 16%. 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 out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $782,000 562,000 $2,847,000 1,121,000 1,726,000 Net present value 1,344,000 $382,000 (Hint: Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) 12. Assume a post-audit 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 net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
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