Aria Acoustics, Inc. (AAI), projects unit sales for a new seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows: Year......................Unit
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Aria Acoustics, Inc. (AAI), projects unit sales for a new seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows:
Year......................Unit Sales
1 ................................71,500
2 ................................87,800
3 ..............................104,300
4 ................................89,200
5 ................................75,300
Production of the implants will require $1.5 million in net working capital to start and additional net working capital investments each year equal to 15 percent of the projected sales increase for the following year. Total fixed costs are $2.15 million per year, variable production costs are $230 per unit, and the units are priced at $375 each. The equipment needed to begin production has an installed cost of $20.5 million. Because the implants are intended for professional singers, this equipment is considered industrial machinery and thus qualifies as seven-year MACRS property. In five years, this equipment can be sold for about 20 percent of its acquisition cost. AAI has a 21 percent tax rate and a required return on all its projects of 15 percent. Based on these preliminary project estimates, what is the NPV of the project? What is the IRR?
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Essentials of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-1260013955
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan