Projected Cost Information for a New Product to Be Produced

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Essay

Projected cost information for a new product to be produced by Kolier Manufacturing is as follows:
The product is to be sold for $49.
a.Compute the number of units that must be sold to earn a profit of $80,000.
b.Compute the number of units that must be sold if advertising costs rise by $12,000 and a targeted profit of $120,000 is to be obtained.
c.Use the original information and sales of 10,000 units to compute the new selling price that the company must use to obtain a profit of $200,000.
d.The most in annual sales that could be projected is 20,000 units.Determine the added amount that could be spent on fixed advertising costs if the highest possible selling price that management believes can be charged is $50 and if there is a targeted profit of $225,000.

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Definitions:

Real Option

The right, but not the obligation, to undertake certain business initiatives, such as deferring, abandoning, expanding, staging, or contracting a project at a future date.

Capital Budgeting

The process of analyzing and ranking potential expenditures or investments that are significant in amount, to determine which projects will provide the best return.

Assigned Value

A valuation determined for an asset or liability, often used in accounting to assign costs or values.

Risk Adjusted NPV

Net Present Value method adjusted for the risk associated with the uncertain cash flows, taking into account the variability of returns and the cost of capital.