Dexter Company has recently completed a $1.3 million, two-year marketing study. Based on the results, Dexter has
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Dexter Company has recently completed a $1.3 million, two-year marketing study. Based on the results, Dexter has estimated that 19,600 of its new RUR-class robots could be sold annually over the next eight years at a price of $45,900 each. Variable costs per robot are $35,000 and fixed costs total $39.1 million. Start-up costs include $96.5 million to build production facilities, $7.2 million in land, and $19.2 million in net working capital. The $96.5 million facility is made up of a building valued at $16 million that will belong to CCA Class 3 and $80.5 million of manufacturing equipment (belonging to CCA Class 8). Class 3 has a CCA rate of 5 percent, while Class 8 has a rate of 20 percent. At the end of the project’s life, the facilities (including the land) will be sold for an estimated $27.9 million; assume the building’s value will be $8.7 million. The value of the land is not expected to change. Finally, start up would also entail fully deductible expenses of $4.6 million at Year 0. Dexter is an ongoing, profitable business and pays taxes at a 39 percent rate. Dexter uses a 17 percent discount rate on projects such as this one. Should Dexter produce the RUR-class robots?
Discount RateDepending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0071051606
8th Canadian Edition
Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield