1) The internal rate of return method differs from the net present value method in that it
results in finding the ___________________ of the potential investment.
2) 1>Picket Industries had 300,000 common shares and 10,000 preferred shares
outstanding throughout 2014. The preferred stock is not cumulative and received
dividends of $40,000 for the year. If net income was $280,000, earnings per share
equals:
$.
2>Powder Corporation declared, but had not yet paid, dividends on the 10,000 shares of
6%, $10 par value cumulative preferred stock it had outstanding for the year. The
weighted average number of common shares outstanding and net income for the year
were 50,000 shares and $90,000, respectively. Earnings per share equals:
$.
3) Trent Divisions operating results include:
Controllable margin, $300,000
Sales revenue, $2,400,000
Operating assets, $1,000,000
Trent is considering a project with sales of $240,000, expenses of $168,000, and an
investment of $360,000. Trent required rate of return is 15%.
Instructions
Determine whether Trent should accept this project.