Question: Could you please help tutor me through this question below? 2. Later, the company is considering the purchase of machinery and equipment to set up

Could you please help tutor me through this question below?

2. Later, the company is considering the purchase of machinery and equipment to set up a line to produce a combination washer-dryer. They have given you the following information to analyze the project on a 5-year timeline:

  • Initial cash outlay is $150,000, no residual value.
  • Sales price is expected to be $2,250 per unit, with $595 per unit in labor expense and $795 per unit in materials.
  • Direct fixed costs are estimated to run $20,750 per month.
  • Cost of capital is 8%, and the required rate of return is 10%.
  • They will incur all operational costs in Year 1, though sales are expected to be 55% of break-even.
  • Break-even (considering only direct fixed costs) is expected to occur in Year 2.
  • Variable costs will increase 2% each year, starting in Year 3.
  • Sales are estimated to grow by 10%, 15%, and 20% for years 3 - 5.

They have asked you to calculate:

  • The product's contribution margin
  • Break-even quantity
  • NPV
  • IRR

Please advise as a tutor, this new to me and I would to learn how to appropriately calculate the answers. Thank you!

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