You are the financial analyst for a tennis racket manufacturer. The company is considering using a...

  

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You are the financial analyst for a tennis racket manufacturer. The company is considering using a graphite like material in its tennis rackets. The company has estimated the information in the following table about the market for a racket with the new material. The company expects to sell the racket for five years. The equipment required for the project has no salvage value. The required return for projects of this type is 14 percent, and the company has a 35 percent tax rate. Pessimistic Expected Market size 113,000 128,000 Optimistic 153,000 Market share 19% 22% 24% Selling price $ 158 $ 163 $ 169 Variable costs per $ 112 $ 107 $ 106 unit Fixed costs per $ 973,000 year Initial investment $1,625,000 $ 928,000 $ 898,000 $1,540,000 $1,455,000 Calculate the NPV for each case for this project. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Pessimistic Expected Optimistic SA SA A You are the financial analyst for a tennis racket manufacturer. The company is considering using a graphite like material in its tennis rackets. The company has estimated the information in the following table about the market for a racket with the new material. The company expects to sell the racket for five years. The equipment required for the project has no salvage value. The required return for projects of this type is 14 percent, and the company has a 35 percent tax rate. Pessimistic Expected Market size 113,000 128,000 Optimistic 153,000 Market share 19% 22% 24% Selling price $ 158 $ 163 $ 169 Variable costs per $ 112 $ 107 $ 106 unit Fixed costs per $ 973,000 year Initial investment $1,625,000 $ 928,000 $ 898,000 $1,540,000 $1,455,000 Calculate the NPV for each case for this project. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Pessimistic Expected Optimistic SA SA A