Question: 4 . Huawei has spent Y 1 . 5 B in R&D and is ready to launch the first foldable cellphone Mate X . However,

4. Huawei has spent Y 1.5B in R&D and is ready to launch the first foldable cellphone Mate X. However, they are not sure about whether consumers will like their new phones. They can choose to launch the product at year 0 or year 1. The costs of production will be the same whether they enter the market in year 0 or year 1.The life of Mate X will be 2 years in either case. The relevant cash flow information is given below.Suppose the unit sales will be X and 0.5X in the first and second year. The unit price is Y 17000 in the first year and Y 15000 in the second year, and the unit COGS is 8000 in the first year and Y 7000 in the second year. In order to produce Mate X, Huawei needs to purchase a piece of equipment at Y 3.6 billion at the beginning of production, and the equipment will be depreciated over 3 years based on the straight-line method with no salvage value. Also, in order to produce Mate X, Huawei needs to pay an additional salary of I 1.8B in the first year and F 0.5B in the second year. The required net working capital is f 1000 for each unit of sales in the first year and F 500 for each unit of sales in the second year. Suppose the cost of capital is 15% per year. Tax rate for Huawei is 25% and Huawei has enough earnings to realize all tax savings in all the years.Launch YearLaunch Year+1Launch Year+2Launch Year+3Revenue17000*X15000*0.5XCOGS8000*X7000*0.5XOverhead (salary)1.8B0.5BCAPEX (capital expenditure)3.6BDepreciation1.2B1.2B1.2BRequired NWC01000*X500*X0(1) Calculate the project NPV at the time of launch date as a function of X.Use the following information to answer questions (2),(3), and (4):Suppose if they launch the phone in year 0, there is a 60% chance that consumers like the product, and X will be 1 million units. There is a 40% chance that consumers are disappointed about the product, and X will be 0.2 million units. If they launch the phone in year one, they will know whether consumers like foldable phones, and they can choose to not launch if the situation is unfavorable. If they launch the phone in year 1 and the consumers like foldable phones, X will be 0.9 million. If they launch in year 1 even though consumers do not like foldable phones, X will be 0.2 million.(2) What is the expected NPV if they launch in year 0?(3) What is the NPV at year 1 if they launch in year 1? Calculate the NPV for both scenarios. Should they launch the phone if it is revealed that consumers do not like foldable phones?(4) What is the option value of delaying the launch? (Hint: Option value = NPV (delaying)- NPV (notdelaying))2
4 . Huawei has spent Y 1 . 5 B in R&D and is

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