A sports nutrition company is examining whether a new high-performance sports drink should be added to its product line. A preliminary feasibility analysis indicated that the company would need to invest $17.5 million in a new manufacturing facility to produce and package the product. A financial analysis using sales and costs data supplied by marketing and production personnel indicated that the net cash flow (cash inflows minus cash outflows) would be $6.1 million in the first year of commercialization, $7.4 million in year 2, $7.0 million in year 3 and $5.5 million in year 4.<\/p>
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Senior company executive were undecided whether to move forward with the development of the new product. The requested that a discounted cash analysis be performed using two different discount rates: 20 percent and 15 percent.<\/p>
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A) Should the company proceed in the development of the product if the discount rate is 20 percent? Why? <\/p>
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B) Does the decision to proceed with the development of the product change if the discount rate was 15 percent? 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