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Cash-on-Cash Return worksheet

Grade 7 · CCSS 7.RP.A.3

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Down payment: $55,000
    • Closing costs: $7,000
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $4,500
    • Annual rental income collected: $27,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $10,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $900

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  2. Problem 2.
    • Down payment: $64,000
    • Closing costs: $7,200
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $4,500
    • Annual rental income collected: $32,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $9,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,060

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  3. Problem 3.
    • Down payment: $65,000
    • Closing costs: $6,000
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $5,500
    • Annual rental income collected: $42,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $14,500
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,500

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  4. Problem 4.
    • Down payment: $74,000
    • Closing costs: $4,750
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $4,400
    • Annual rental income collected: $42,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $12,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,325

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  5. Problem 5.
    • Down payment: $40,000
    • Closing costs: $5,500
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $3,750
    • Annual rental income collected: $40,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $11,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,200

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  6. Problem 6.
    • Down payment: $68,000
    • Closing costs: $5,250
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $5,000
    • Annual rental income collected: $36,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $9,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,275

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  7. Problem 7.
    • Down payment: $54,000
    • Closing costs: $5,500
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $4,250
    • Annual rental income collected: $37,500
    • Annual operating expenses: $10,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,000

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  8. Problem 8.
    • Down payment: $55,000
    • Closing costs: $6,000
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $3,000
    • Annual rental income collected: $32,500
    • Annual operating expenses: $13,250
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,060

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  9. Problem 9.
    • Down payment: $65,000
    • Closing costs: $7,300
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $3,750
    • Annual rental income collected: $38,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $14,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $1,000

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

  10. Problem 10.
    • Down payment: $58,000
    • Closing costs: $4,000
    • Repairs and other upfront cash: $5,000
    • Annual rental income collected: $40,000
    • Annual operating expenses: $12,000
    • Monthly loan payment: $900

    Find: Cash-on-cash return

Answer key: Cash-on-Cash Return worksheet

  1. 1. Cash-on-cash return: 9.32%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $55,000.00+$7,000.00+$4,500.00=$66,500.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $900.00×12=$10,800.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $27,000.00−$10,000.00−$10,800.00=$6,200.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$6,200.00$66,500.00=0.09323308=9.3233%
  2. 2. Cash-on-cash return: 13.58%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $64,000.00+$7,200.00+$4,500.00=$75,700.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,060.00×12=$12,720.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $32,000.00−$9,000.00−$12,720.00=$10,280.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$10,280.00$75,700.00=0.13579921=13.5799%
  3. 3. Cash-on-cash return: 12.42%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $65,000.00+$6,000.00+$5,500.00=$76,500.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,500.00×12=$18,000.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $42,000.00−$14,500.00−$18,000.00=$9,500.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$9,500.00$76,500.00=0.12418301=12.4183%
  4. 4. Cash-on-cash return: 16.96%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $74,000.00+$4,750.00+$4,400.00=$83,150.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,325.00×12=$15,900.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $42,000.00−$12,000.00−$15,900.00=$14,100.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$14,100.00$83,150.00=0.16957306=16.9573%
  5. 5. Cash-on-cash return: 29.64%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $40,000.00+$5,500.00+$3,750.00=$49,250.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,200.00×12=$14,400.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $40,000.00−$11,000.00−$14,400.00=$14,600.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$14,600.00$49,250.00=0.2964467=29.6447%
  6. 6. Cash-on-cash return: 14.95%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $68,000.00+$5,250.00+$5,000.00=$78,250.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,275.00×12=$15,300.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $36,000.00−$9,000.00−$15,300.00=$11,700.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$11,700.00$78,250.00=0.14952077=14.9521%
  7. 7. Cash-on-cash return: 24.31%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $54,000.00+$5,500.00+$4,250.00=$63,750.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,000.00×12=$12,000.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $37,500.00−$10,000.00−$12,000.00=$15,500.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$15,500.00$63,750.00=0.24313725=24.3137%
  8. 8. Cash-on-cash return: 10.2%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $55,000.00+$6,000.00+$3,000.00=$64,000.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,060.00×12=$12,720.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $32,500.00−$13,250.00−$12,720.00=$6,530.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$6,530.00$64,000.00=0.10203125=10.2031%
  9. 9. Cash-on-cash return: 15.78%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $65,000.00+$7,300.00+$3,750.00=$76,050.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $1,000.00×12=$12,000.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $38,000.00−$14,000.00−$12,000.00=$12,000.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$12,000.00$76,050.00=0.15779093=15.7791%
  10. 10. Cash-on-cash return: 25.67%

    1. Total cash invested: everything you paid in cash to buy and prepare the property

      $58,000.00+$4,000.00+$5,000.00=$67,000.00
    2. Find a year of loan payments (debt service): the monthly payment times 12

      $900.00×12=$10,800.00
    3. Find the yearly cash flow before taxes: the income, minus running costs, minus the loan payments

      $40,000.00−$12,000.00−$10,800.00=$17,200.00
    4. Divide the yearly cash flow by the cash you put in, to see what each dollar earns. As a percent, this is the cash-on-cash return

      CoC=$17,200.00$67,000.00=0.25671642=25.6716%