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1. Consider a project to supply Detroit with 40,000 tons of machine screws annually for automobile production. You will need an initial $5,400,000 investment in threading equipment to get the project started; the project will last for six years. The accounting department estimates that annual fixed costs will be $800,000 and that variable costs should be $350 per ton; accounting will depreciate the initial fixed asset investment straight-line to zero over the six-year project life. It also estimates a salvage value of $280,000 after dismantling costs. The marketing department estimates that the automakers will let the contract at a selling price of $450 per ton. The engineering department estimates you will need an initial net working capital investment of $520,000. You require a 16 percent return and face a marginal tax rate of 30 percent on this project.
a. What is the sensitivity of NPV to changes in quantity supplied? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
ΔNPV/ΔQ =
b. Given the sensitivity number you calculated, what is the minimum level of output below which you wouldn’t want to operate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Minimum level of output =
2. Consider a project to supply Detroit with 40,000 tons of machine screws annually for automobile production. You will need an initial $5,200,000 investment in threading equipment to get the project started; the project will last for six years. The accounting department estimates that annual fixed costs will be $700,000 and that variable costs should be $300 per ton; accounting will depreciate the initial fixed asset investment straight-line to zero over the six-year project life. It also estimates a salvage value of $600,000 after dismantling costs. The marketing department estimates that the automakers will let the contract at a selling price of $370 per ton. The engineering department estimates you will need an initial net working capital investment of $500,000. You require a 15 percent return and face a marginal tax rate of 30 percent on this project.
a. Calculate the financial break-even quantities. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole number. (e.g., 32))
Financial break even =
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