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question 92

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
The Sisyphean Company is planning on investing in a new project.This will involve the purchase of some new machinery costing $450,000.The Sisyphean Company expects cash inflows from this project as detailed below:
The appropriate discount rate for this project is 16%.
-The net present value (NPV) for this project is closest to:

• A)$176,270
• B)$123,420
• C)$450,000
• D)$179,590

Distinguish between scenarios of zero and positive marginal costs and their implications for monopoly pricing and output.

Apply the concept of price elasticity of demand in the context of monopoly pricing.

Examine the effects of changes in market conditions (like annexation or invention of new products) on monopoly behavior.

Understand the effect of fixed costs and marginal costs on the production decisions of a monopolist.