{"id":25154,"date":"2024-05-10T14:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/wk-2-apply-summative-assessment-net-present-value-and-internal-rate-of-return-due-day-7\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:47:45","slug":"wk-2-apply-summative-assessment-net-present-value-and-internal-rate-of-return-due-day-7","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/wk-2-apply-summative-assessment-net-present-value-and-internal-rate-of-return-due-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Wk 2 &#8211; Apply: Summative Assessment: Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return [due Day 7]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.875rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.4; cursor: auto;\">Exam Content<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<section style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"\">\n<ol style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.6; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.9375rem; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-gramm=\"false\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review&nbsp;<\/strong>the scenario and&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">watch this week\u2019s videos before you&nbsp;<\/span>complete the activity below. This scenario can also be found in the \u201cProblems &#8211; Series A\u201d section 10-19A of Ch. 10, \u201cPlanning for Capital Investments\u201d of Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Scenario<\/strong>: Dwight Donovan, the president of Donovan Enterprises, is considering 2 investment opportunities. Because of limited resources, he will be able to invest in only 1 of them. Project A is to purchase a machine that will enable factory automation; the machine is expected to have a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Project B supports a training program that will improve the skills of employees operating the current equipment. Initial cash expenditures for Project A are $400,000 and for Project B are $160,000. The annual expected cash inflows are $126,000 for Project A and $52,800 for Project B. Both investments are expected to provide cash flow benefits for the next 4 years. Donovan Enterprises\u2019 desired rate of return is 8 percent. Your task as Senior Accountant is to use your knowledge of net present value and internal rate of return to identify the preferred method and best investment opportunity for the company and present your results to Dwight Donovan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use&nbsp;<\/strong>Excel<sup style=\"font-size: 10.5px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014showing all work and formulas\u2014to compute the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Compute the net present value of each project. Round your computations to 2 decimal points.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Compute the approximate internal rate of return for each project.&nbsp;Round your rates to 6 decimal points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create&nbsp;<\/strong>an 8- to 12-slide PowerPoint<sup style=\"font-size: 10.5px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;presentation showing the comparison of the net present value approach with the internal rate of return approach calculated above. Complete the following in your presentation:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Analyze the results of the net present value calculations and the significance of these results, supported with examples.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Determine which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach and provide a rationale for your decision.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Analyze the results of the internal rate of return calculation and the significance of these results, supported with examples.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Determine which project should be adopted based on the internal rate of return approach and provide a rationale for your decision.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Determine the preferred method in the given circumstances and provide reasoning and details to support the method selected.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Synthesize results of analyses and computations to determine the best investment opportunity to recommend to the president of Donovan Enterprises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cite&nbsp;<\/strong>references to support your assignment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format&nbsp;<\/strong>your citations according to APA guidelines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Submit&nbsp;<\/strong>the Excel spreadsheet along with the presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Center for Writing Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Reference and Citation Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Grammar Assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exam Content Review&nbsp;the scenario and&nbsp;watch this week\u2019s videos before you&nbsp;complete the activity below. This scenario can also be found in the \u201cProblems &#8211; Series A\u201d section 10-19A of Ch. 10, \u201cPlanning for Capital Investments\u201d of Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts. Scenario: Dwight Donovan, the president of Donovan Enterprises, is considering 2 investment opportunities. 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