Question: Consider the following information given below: ($ in millions except as noted) Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5-10 Investment

Consider the following information given below:

($ in millions except as noted) Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5-10
Investment 100
Production (millions of pounds per year) 0 0 42 84 84 84
Spread ($ per pound) 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 0.97
Net revenues 0 0 51 102 102 81
Production costs 0 0 32 32 32 32
Transport 0 0 6 10 10 10
Other costs 0 22 22 22 22 22
Cash flow 100 22 8.76 38.48 38.48 17.48
NPV (at r = 8%) = 9.65

Production and transport costs are variable costs while other costs are fixed.

a. Calculate the NPV of the proposed polyzone project, if the spread in year 4 holds at $1.22 per pound and whats the right management decision? b. Calculate the NPV of the proposed polyzone project, if the U.S. chemical company can start up polyzone production at 42 million pounds in year 1 rather than year 2 and whats the right management decision? c. Calculate the NPV of the proposed polyzone project, if the U.S. company makes a technological advance that reduces its annual production costs to $27 million. Competitors production costs do not change and whats the right management decision?

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