Gavin and Alex, baseball consultants, are in need of a microcomputer network for their staff....

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Gavin and Alex, baseball consultants, are in need of a microcomputer network for their staff. They have received three proposals, with related facts as follows:

Proposal A

Proposal B

Proposal C

Initial investment in equipment

$90,000

$90,000

$90,000

Annual cash increase in operations:

Year 1

80,000

45,000

90,000

Year 2

10,000

45,000

0

Year 3

45,000

45,000

0

Salvage value

0

0

0

Estimated life

3 yrs

3 yrs

1 yr

The company uses straight-line depreciation for all capital assets.

Question 1: Compute the payback period, net present value, and accrual accounting rate of return with initial investment, for each proposal. Use a required rate of return of 14%. (10 points)

Question 2: Rank each proposal 1, 2, and 3 using each method separately. Which proposal is best? Why?

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