17. A project has the following cash flows: The required return is 8.7 percent. What is the profitability index for this project? (a) 1.003 (b) 1.038 (c) 0.803 (d) 1.142 (e) 1.246 18. Aspect Resources expects to sell 3,000 units, \pm 15 percent, of a new product. The variable cost per unit is $8,5 percent; annual fixed costs are $12,500,5 percent; annual depreciation is $4,000; and the sale price is $18 per unit, \pm 2 percent. What is the amount of the fixed cost per unit under the pessimistic scenario? (a) $5.15 (b) $5.35 (c) $6.02 (d) $4.17 (e) $4.66