What is the approximate breakeven price on the widgets

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A new piece of equipment is expected to produce 330 widgets per year, which will sell for $1,000 each. Variable costs are 40% of sales and fixed costs are $50,000 per year. The investment has a capital expenditure of $400,000 and will require additional working capital of $50,000 which will be recovered in the last year of operations. The new investment will be depreciated prime cost over its 5 year life and is expected to have a salvage value of $60,000 at the end of its life. Company tax is 30% and is paid the year after income. The required rate of return on such an investment is 10%.

Year

0

1

2                        3

4                         5           6

Rev.

 

330,000

330,000          330,000        333,000     330,000

Exp. (Variable)

 

-    132,000 •

132,000 -    132,000   -   132,000       -  131000

Exp. (Fixed)

 

-   50,000 •

50,000 •           50.000  •

93,000 -   50000

03I1DA

 

148,000

148,000            148,000

148,000               148000 r        -

Depr.

 

-   80,000 -

80,000 -       80,000  -

93.000 -  80,000

Gain/Loss on Sale

 

 

 

60,000

03IT

 

68,000

68,000                   68,000

BLOW       128,000                  -

Tax

 

-              -

20,400 -       20,400  -

23,400       -    20,400 -    38,400

NOPAT

 

68,000

47,600                   47,600

47,600            107,600 -        33,400

Add back Oepr. And Gain/Loss

 

80000 r

80000 r         80000 r

03,000 F        20,000 r                           -

CF from Ops.

 

148,000

127,600            127,600

127,600               127,600 -        33,400

Cap. Ex.

-   400,000

 

 

 

Salvage

 

 

 

60,000

Change in Working Capital

-     50,000

 

 

50000

CFt

-     450,000

148,000

127,600            127,600

17/,603              237,600 - 38,403

Ois c. Fact.

1.0000

0.9091

0.8264            0.7513

Q6833               0.6209     Q5645

PV of CFt

  • 450,000

134,545

105,455

95.868

 

67,153

147,531         - 21,676

NPV

98,1375

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question a. Should the company purchase the new piece of equipment?
NPV > 0. Therefore, purchase machine.

Question b. What is the approximate breakeven price on the widgets?

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