You Are Working on a Bid to Build Two City

question 13

Multiple Choice

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. This project requires the purchase of $180,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the 3-year project life. The equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $34,000. You will also need $20,000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. The fixed costs will be $16,000 a year and the variable costs will be $168,000 per park. Your required rate of return is 15 percent and your tax rate is 34 percent. What is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (Round your answer to the nearest $100)

• A)$72,500
• B)$128,600
• C)$154,300
• D)$189,100
• E)$217,600

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Definitions:

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)

A measure of market concentration that is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in a market and then summing the squares.

Unconcentrated

Refers to a market or industry where no single entity has a large market share, leading to a high level of competition.

Highly Concentrated

A market condition where a small number of firms hold a large market share.

Monopolists

Monopolists are individuals or entities that have exclusive control over the production and sale of a particular good or service, allowing them to manipulate the market price and output.