(Postinvestment audit) Ten years ago, based on a before-tax NPV analysis, Carson Leisure Ware decided to add a new product line. The data used in the analysis were as follows:

Because the product line was discontinued this year, corporate managers de¬ cided to conduct a postinvestment audit to assess the accuracy of their plan¬ ning process. Actual cash flows generated from the product line were found to be as follows:

a. Determine the original projected NPV on the product line investment.

b. Determine the actual NPV of the project based on the postinvestment audit.
C. Identify the factors that are most responsible for the differences between the projected NPV and the actual postinvestment audit NPV.

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Discount rate Life of product line Annual sales increase: Years 1-4 Years 5-8 Years 9-10 Annual fixed cash costs 10% 10 years $125,000 $175,000 $100,000 $20,000 Contribution margin ratio 40% Cost of production equipment $135,000 Investment in working capital $10,000 Salvage value $0