Big Sky Company Expects a Demand of 30 000 Units

question 53

Essay

Big Sky Company expects a demand of 30 000 units per year for a special purpose component for six years. Net return per unit is $4.10. To produce the component, the company must buy a machine costing $245 000 with a life of six years and a salvage value of $47 000 after six years. The company estimates that repair costs will be $18 000 per year during Years 2 to 6. If Big Sky company requires a return on investment of 15.5%, should it market the component?

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Definitions:

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that results in change in the genetic makeup of a population by chance or random events rather than by natural selection.

Gene Flow

The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another, influencing the genetic composition of the receiving population.

Natural Selection

A process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving the evolution of species.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of disturbing factors.