You Are Hired as a Consultant to Decide If Your

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Multiple Choice

You are hired as a consultant to decide if your client should purchase a new,highly specialized,piece of equipment.The product to be produced by this equipment is forecast to have a total worldwide demand of 15,000 units over the entire product life.The initial investment to acquire and install the equipment is $256,000.The variable cost to produce each unit will be $15 and the selling price for the finished product will be $30.Which of the following best describes the situation the firm is facing?

• A) The company will recover its initial investment
• B) The company's total margin will be less than its investment
• C) It is a good investment
• D) The break-even is lower than the 15,000 units that are expected to sell
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Intangible Benefits

Non-quantifiable advantages provided by goods or services, such as brand reputation or employee satisfaction.

Discount Rate

The rate used within discounted cash flow assessments to ascertain the present-day value of anticipated cash flows.

Net Present Value

A calculation that determines the value of a series of future cash flows in today's dollars, taking into account the time value of money.

Automated Equipment

Equipment that operates with minimal human intervention, using technology to perform tasks that would otherwise require manual effort.