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question 9

Multiple Choice

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The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years.The cost of the machine is $30,000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0.
The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2000 canes in year 1.Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three.The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge its customers is $18 each and is to remain constant.The canes have a manufacturing cost of $9 each.
Installation of the machine and the resulting increase in manufacturing capacity will require an increase in various net working capital accounts.It is estimated that the Sisyphean Corporation needs to hold 2% of its annual sales in cash,4% of its annual sales in accounts receivable,9% of its annual sales in inventory,and 6% of its annual sales in accounts payable.The firm is in the 21% tax bracket,and has a cost of capital of 10%.
-The incremental EBIT in the first year for the Sisyphean Corporation's project is closest to:

• A)$18,000.
• B)$8000.
• C)$11,700.
• D)$5200.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate indirect costs to different products or job orders based on a pre-established criterion, such as labor hours or machine hours.

Estimated Machine Hours

Estimated machine hours are an approximation of the operating hours of machinery within a specific time period, used in costing and budgeting processes to allocate overhead expenses based on machine usage.

Factory Overhead Account

An accounting category that accumulates all the indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor.

Credit Balance

A credit balance is the amount of money a financial account shows on the credit side, indicating funds received or owed to the account holder.