Question: Lowell Inc. projects unit sales for a new project with a life of FOUR YEARS as follows: Year Unit Sales 1 10,000 2 12,000 3

  1. Lowell Inc. projects unit sales for a new project with a life of FOUR YEARS as follows:

    Year

    Unit Sales

    1

    10,000

    2

    12,000

    3

    14,000

    4

    16,000

    Production will require Lowell must have an amount of NOWC on hand equal to 12 percent of the upcoming years sales. Total fixed costs are $100,000 per year, variable production costs are $240 per unit, and the units are priced at $300 each. The sale price and variable costs will increase by 2 percent every year. The equipment needed to begin production has an installed cost of $2,000,000. The equipment qualifies as 5-year MACRS property.

    Years

    1

    2

    3

    4

    Depreciation rate

    20%

    32%

    19%

    12%

    In FOUR years, this equipment can be sold for about 24 percent of its acquisition cost. Lowell is in the 25 percent marginal tax bracket and has a required return on all its projects of 18 percent. Based on these preliminary project estimates, what is the NET SALVAGE VALUE of the project?

    445,000

    480,000

    385,000

    415,000

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