1. A project requires an investment of $1,000,000. Although sales will begin in the first year, operations will not achieve full scale until Year 2. After that, growth is expected to be strong. The product is expected to sell for $100 per unit. Variable costs per unit are $60. Allocable fixed costs are $300,000 per year. Projected units produced and sold per year are:

Year Units

0 NA

1 5,000

2 10,000

3 12,000

4 14,000

5 16,000

At the end of Year 5, the value of the project as an ongoing concern will be 2.5x net operating profit (assume positive cash flow = net operating profit throughout the projection)

1. At what quantity is breakeven achieved?

2. During which year is that achieved?

3. Using an average of 13,000 units sold after Year 1, and incorporating the year 1 loss as an investment, how many years after year 1 will it take to achieve payback?

4. The company uses a required rate of 12%; it also assigns an ongoing value of 2.5 times year 5 net operating profit to the project. What is the NPV for the five year projection?

5. Based on your answers to 1-4, would you recommend that the company proceed with the project?