Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) :
The owner of the Krusty Krab is considering selling his restaurant and retiring.An investor has offered to buy the Krusty Krab for $350,000 whenever the owner is ready for retirement.The owner is considering the following three alternatives:
1.Sell the restaurant now and retire.
2.Hire someone to manage the restaurant for the next year and retire.This will require the owner to spend $50,000 now,but will generate $100,000 in profit next year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
3.Scale back the restaurant's hours and ease into retirement over the next year.This will require the owner to spend $40,000 on expenses now,but will generate $75,000 in profit at the end of the year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
-If the interest rate is 7%,the NPV of alternative #2 is closest to:

• A)$350,000.
• B)$357,196.
• C)$370,561.
• D)$401,121.

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Definitions:

Work in Process Inventory

Items in a manufacturing process that are in progress but not yet completed.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, such as utilities and salaries for management.

Overapplied

This term relates to situations where the allocated or applied costs in cost accounting exceed the actual costs incurred.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs related to the production process, including expenses for equipment maintenance, factory rent, and utilities.