Management team of Wolverine Corp. is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment. They believe that new equipment is more efficient and would result in cost savings. Management estimates that the cost savings from the new equipment would result in an annual increase in net income of $200,000. The new equipment will have an initial cost of $1,200,000 and have an 8 year life. The salvage value of the new equipment is estimated to be $200,000. The hurdle rate is 10%. Ignore income taxes. a. What is the accounting rate of return?
b. What is the payback period?
c. What is the net present value?
d. What would the net present value be with a 15% hurdle rate?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)