The Azzon Oil Company Is Considering a Project That Will

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Essay

The Azzon Oil Company is considering a project that will cost $50 million and have a year-end after-tax cost savings of $7 million in perpetuity. Azzon's before tax cost of debt is 10% and its cost of equity is 16%. The project has risk similar to that of the operation of the firm,and the target debt-equity ratio is 1.5. What is the NPV for the project if the tax rate is 34%?

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good varies as the production volume changes.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Consumer's Income

The total amount of income available to an individual or household to spend or save, after taxes and other deductions.

Units of Product

Specific quantities of a product produced, identified for purposes of measurement, sale, or analysis.