Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Question(s) -Calculate the Projected Sales for the First Year

question 43

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following question(s) .
Dresden Pharmaceuticals has decided to go ahead and start clinical trials on a potential new drug. The total R&D costs are estimated to reach around $875,000,000 with clinical trials mounting to
$145,000,000. The current market size is estimated to be around 3,000,000 and is expected to grow at 4 percent every year. The market share Dresden hopes to capture in the first year is 7 percent, and is projected to grow by 25 percent each year for the next 4 years. A monthly prescription is anticipated to generate revenue of $420 while incurring variable costs of $150. A discount rate of 8 percent is assumed. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Dresden Pharmaceuticals } & \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Data } & \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Market Size } & 3,000,000 \\\hline \text { Unit (monthly Rx) revenue (\$) } & 420 \\\hline \text { Unit (monthly Rx) cost (\$) } & 150 \\\hline \text { Discount Rate (per cent) } & 8 \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Project Costs } & \\\hline \text { R\&D (\$) } & 875,000,000 \\\hline \text { Clinical Trials (\$) } & 145,000,000 \\\hline & \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Calculate the projected sales for the first year.

• A) 273,000
• B) 210,000
• C) 378,000,000
• D) 268,230

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Definitions:

Accumulated Depreciation

The total depreciation for a fixed asset that has been charged to expense since the asset was acquired and made available for use.

Salvage Value

The prognosticated worth of an asset at the close of its operational period.

Useful Life

The estimated duration of time that an asset is expected to be productive or useful, beyond which it is likely to be inefficient or obsolete.

Double-declining-balance Method

An accelerated depreciation method that doubles the straight-line depreciation rate and applies it to the undepreciated balance at the start of each period.