Tuff Wheels has forecast the demand and the cost project for a new product to be added to its small motorized vehicle line for

children. The new product is called the Kiddy Dozer. It will look like a miniature bulldozer, complete with caterpillar tracks and a blade.

Tuff Wheels has forecasted the demand and the cost to develop and produce the new Kiddy Dozer. The following table contains the

relevant information for this project.

Tuff Wheels also has provided the project plan shown as follows. As can be seen in the project plan, the company thinks that the

product life will be three years until a new product must be created.

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Assume all cash flows occur at the end of each period.Assume all cash flows occurs at the end of each period.

a$)$ What is the net present value $($discounted at $8\%)$ of this project? Consider all cost and expected revenues. $($Enter your answer in thousands of dollars. Perform all calculations using Excel. Do not round any intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest thousands.$)$

Net present value

b$)$ what is the impact on NPV for the Kiddy Dozer if the actual sales are $50000$ per year? $70000$ per year? $($Enter your asnwer in thousands of dollars. Perform all calculations using Excel. Do not round any intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest thousand.$)$

NPV $50,000\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

NPV $70,000\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

c$)$ Based on the original sales level of $60000,$ what is the effect on NPV caused by changing the discount rate to $9\%,10\%,$ or $11\%?($Enter your answer in thousands of dollars. Perform all calculations using Excel. Do not round any intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest thousand.$)$

NPV $9\%\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

NPV $10\%\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

NPV $11\%\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$