Question: Aria Acoustics, Inc. ( AAI ) , projects unit sales for a new seven - octave voice emulation implant as follows: Year Unit Sales 1

Aria Acoustics, Inc. (AAI), projects unit sales for a new
seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows: Year Unit Sales 1
89,0002102,0003116,0004111,000592,000 Production of the
implants will require $1,680,000 in net working capital to start
and additional net working capital investments each year equal to
20 percent of the projected sales increase for the following year.
Total fixed costs are $1,580,000 per year, variable production
costs are $305 per unit, and the units are priced at $420 each. The
equipment needed to begin production has an installed cost of
$21,800,000. Because the implants are intended for professional
singers, this equipment is considered industrial machinery and thus
qualifies as seven-year MACRS property. In five years, this
equipment can be sold for about 25 percent of its acquisition cost.
AAI is in the 30 percent marginal tax bracket and has a required
return on all its projects of 19 percent. (MACRS
schedule)What is the NPV of the project?What is the IRR? (in $)

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