1. We are evaluating a project that costs $864,000, has an eight-year life, and has no salvage...
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1. We are evaluating a project that costs $864,000, has an eight-year life, and has no salvage value. Assume that depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected at 71,000 units per year. Price per unit is $49, variable cost per unit is $33, and fixed costs are $765,000 per year. The tax rate is 35 percent, and we require a return of 10 percent on this project. a. Calculate the accounting break-even point. What is the degree of operating leverage at the accounting break-even point? b. Calculate the base-case cash flow and NPV. What is the sensitivity of NPV to changes in the quantity sold? Explain what your answer tells you about a 500-unit decrease in the quantity sold. c. What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in the variable cost figure? Explain what your answer tells you about a $1 decrease in estimated variable costs
. 2. In the previous problem, suppose the projections given for price, quantity, variable costs, and fixed costs are all accurate to within ±10 percent. Calculate the best-case and worst-case NPV figures.
Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications
ISBN: 978-0077905200
3rd edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford