You Are Evaluating a Project for Your Company

question 80

Multiple Choice

You are evaluating a project for your company. You estimate the sales price to be $25 per unit and sales volume to be 4,000 units in year 1; 7,000 units in year 2; and 1,000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $10 per unit and fixed costs are $50,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $10,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the three-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $1,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 10 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 10 percent. What is the operating cash flow for the project in year 2?

• A) $34,100
• B) $37,093
• C) $37,433
• D) $39,700

Describe the process of closing underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.

Calculate the total cost of goods manufactured.

Understand the journal entry process for recording manufacturing costs and overhead application.

Analyze the impact of overapplied or underapplied overhead on financial statements.

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