(Solved): Sharkey's Fun Center is considering building a water slide for its customers and gathered the follow ...

Sharkey's Fun Center is considering building a water slide for its customers and gathered the following information: a. The water slide would cost

, have a 12 -year useful life with no salvage value and be depreciated using the straight-line method. b. To make room for the water slide, several rides would be dismantled and sold. These rides are fully depreciated, but they could be sold for

to a nearby amusement park. c. The water slide would attract 50,000 more customers per year who each pay the company's usual admission price of

per person. d. The water slides' annual incremental operating expenses would be salaries,

; insurance,

; utilities,

; and maintenance, $9,800. Required: Prepare an income statement showing the water slides' expected annual net operating income. 2-a. Compute the water slides' simple rate of return. 2-b. Would the company purchase the water slide if it requires a simple rate of return of at least

? 3-a. Compute the water slides' payback period. 3-b. Would the company purchase the water slide if it requires a payback period of five years or less?