1. For Product 1: a. Calculate how long it will take to break even for Product 1 (answer in years and months). (3 marks) b. What is the initial investment required? (1 mark) c. What will the profit be after 5 years of selling the Product 1 as planned? (2 marks) 2. For Product 2: a. Calculate how long it will take to break even for Product 2 (answers in years and months). (2 marks) b. What is the initial investment required? (1 mark) C. How long will it take to make the same profit as calculated in setion 1c) (ie same profit as Product 1 after 5 years)? (3 marks) 3. Which product will you recommend that the company goes ahead with and why? (3 marks) 4. If you could make a change to the design or manufacture to improve the financial side of your suggested product, where would you focus your changes and why? (3 marks) Product 1: Engineers have spent $150 000 in costs designing and prototyping the product and getting consultants in to help with specialised knowledge Engineers budgetted an additional $225 000 in costs for outsourcing arrangements for manufacture, storage and delivery of the designed product. The outsourcing company will charge $2200 to manufacture each unit. In addition, each product is expected to cost an additional $50 in administration costs for the company In order to be successful in the market, they believe this product will need to have a sales price of $3250 They expect to be able to sell 100 units per year Product 2: Engineers have spent $32 000 in costs designing and prototyping the product Engineers budgetted an additional $55 000 in costs to buy equipment and finalise the design Each product will cost $35 to manufacture . In order to be successful in the market, they believe this product will need to have a sales price of $47 They expect to be able to sell 2500 units per year 1. For Product 1: a. Calculate how long it will take to break even for Product 1 (answer in years and months). (3 marks) b. What is the initial investment required? (1 mark) c. What will the profit be after 5 years of selling the Product 1 as planned? (2 marks) 2. For Product 2: a. Calculate how long it will take to break even for Product 2 (answers in years and months). (2 marks) b. What is the initial investment required? (1 mark) C. How long will it take to make the same profit as calculated in setion 1c) (ie same profit as Product 1 after 5 years)? (3 marks) 3. Which product will you recommend that the company goes ahead with and why? (3 marks) 4. If you could make a change to the design or manufacture to improve the financial side of your suggested product, where would you focus your changes and why? (3 marks) Product 1: Engineers have spent $150 000 in costs designing and prototyping the product and getting consultants in to help with specialised knowledge Engineers budgetted an additional $225 000 in costs for outsourcing arrangements for manufacture, storage and delivery of the designed product. The outsourcing company will charge $2200 to manufacture each unit. In addition, each product is expected to cost an additional $50 in administration costs for the company In order to be successful in the market, they believe this product will need to have a sales price of $3250 They expect to be able to sell 100 units per year Product 2: Engineers have spent $32 000 in costs designing and prototyping the product Engineers budgetted an additional $55 000 in costs to buy equipment and finalise the design Each product will cost $35 to manufacture . In order to be successful in the market, they believe this product will need to have a sales price of $47 They expect to be able to sell 2500 units per year