Reference no: EM132539547
Investment 1: Delivery Truck
Acquisition Cost P570,000
Useful Life 6 years
The truck can deliver an additional 150,000 bottles of water per year. The contribution margin per bottle is P2.00. The acquisition of the new truck will cause an increase in fixed operating costs, excluding depreciation of P5 per kilometer. The truck is expected to run at 20,000 kilometers per year.
Investment 2: Bottling Machine
Acquisition Cost P450,000
Useful Life 6 years
The use of the new bottling machine would enable the company to save labor time by 20 hours per day. The labor rate per hour is P40 and there are 280 operating days in a year.
For capital investment projects, the company's minimum desired rate of return is 10%. The company pays income tax at 32% of income before tax.
Question 1: Which project has a shorter payback period?
a. Delivery Truck, by 0.87 year
b. Bottling Machine, by 0.87 year
c. Deliver Truck, by 2.55 years
d. Bottling Machine, by 3.42 years