Natural Foods Inc. is planning to invest in new manufacturing equipment to make a new garden tool.
Question:
Natural Foods Inc. is planning to invest in new manufacturing equipment to make a new garden tool. The new garden tool is expected to generate additional annual sales of 5,000 units at $18 each. The new manufacturing equipment will cost $120,000 and is expected to have a 10-year life and a $17,000 residual value. Selling expenses related to the new product are expected to be 3% of sales revenue. The cost to manufacture the product includes the following on a per-unit basis:
Direct labor........................................................................................$2.50
Direct materials.................................................................................3.20
Fixed factory overhead—depreciation...........................................2.40
Variable factory overhead.................................................................0.90
Total $ 9.00
Determine the net cash flows for the first year of the project, Years 2–9, and for the last year of the project.
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Forensic And Investigative Accounting
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