You Manage a New Product Development Team for an Electronics

question 49

Multiple Choice

You manage a new product development team for an electronics manufacturer, and your firm's policy is that all new projects must pay for themselves in the first five years. Your team has projected that the first year of the project requires an initial investment of $2 million with no revenue, the second year loss is $500,000, the net revenue for year 3 is zero, and you earn $1.8 million in both year 4 and year 5. If the opportunity cost of capital for your firm is 8%, should you go ahead with this project?

• A) No, the expected NPV is negative.
• B) Yes, the expected NPV is roughly $290,000.
• C) Yes, the expected NPV is $1.1 million.
• D) We do not have enough information to answer this question.

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