In Problem 26, suppose youre confident about your own projections, but youre a little unsure about Detroits

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In Problem 26, suppose you’re confident about your own projections, but you’re a little unsure about Detroit’s actual machine screw requirement. What is the sensitivity of the project OCF to changes in the quantity supplied? What about the sensitivity of NPV to changes in quantity supplied? Given the sensitivity number you calculated, is there some minimum level of output below which you wouldn’t want to operate? Why?

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Consider a project to supply Detroit with 32,000 tons of machine screws annually for automobile production. You will need an initial $2,350,000 investment in threading equipment to get the project started; the project will last for five years. The accounting department estimates that annual fixed costs will be $230,000 and that variable costs should be $173 per ton; accounting will depreciate the initial fixed asset investment straight-line to zero over the five-year project life. It also estimates a salvage value of $400,000 after dismantling costs. The marketing department estimates that the automakers will let the contract at a selling price of $219 per ton. The engineering department estimates you will need an initial net working capital investment of $450,000. You require a return of 13 percent and face a marginal tax rate of 38 percent on this project.

Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-1259289903

5th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan

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