Nature's Way Inc. is planning to invest in new manufacturing equipment to make a new garden tool.
Question:
Nature's Way Inc. is planning to invest in new manufacturing equipment to make a new garden tool. The garden tool is expected to generate additional annual sales of 1,600 units at $75 each. The new manufacturing equipment will cost $257,000 and is expected to have a 10-year life and $17,000 residual value. Selling expenses related to the new product are expected to be 5% of sales revenue. The cost to manufacture the product includes the following on a per-unit basis:
Direct labor..........................................$12.00
Direct materials.......................................30.00
Fixed factory overhead-depreciation............15.00
Variable factory overhead............................4.50
Total..................................................$61.50
Determine the net cash flows for the first year of the project, Years 2-9, and for the last year of the project.
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Accounting
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