A 6-Year Project Has Expected Sales of 2,000 Units,±4 Percent

question 7

Multiple Choice

A 6-year project has expected sales of 2,000 units,±4 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $8,and the expected fixed costs are $9,800.The fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a range of ±2 percent.The sales price is estimated at $22 a unit,±3 percent.The project requires an initial investment of $42,000 for equipment that will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's life.The equipment has a pretax salvage value of $5,000 at the end of the project.The project requires $2,600 in net working capital during its life.The discount rate is 9 percent,and tax rate is 30 percent.What is the net present value for the optimistic scenario?

• A)$35,096.52
• B)$34,008.12
• C)$28,008.46
• D)$31,490.07
• E)$22,295.33

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The total net gain for society derived from the creation and utilization of goods or services, calculated as the combined value of consumer and producer surplus.

Net Welfare Gain

The improvement in societal well-being, measured as the sum of consumer and producer surplus, arising from economic transactions or policy changes.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products, and easy entry and exit, which leads to firms being price takers.

Public Ownership

The case in which goods are supplied by the government or by a firm owned by the government to protect the interests of the consumer in response to natural monopoly.