CBD Inc, a processor of CBD oils, has asked you to help it determine a bid price for a RFQ (Request for Quotation) it has received from the Province of BC. The Province is looking for a Licensed Producer (LP) to supply it with 600,000 bottle of CBD oil each year for the next five years. In order to undertake this project, the firm will have to install a new bottling line at a cost of $250,000. This will be considered as a Class 8 asset with a 20% CCA rate and is subject to Accelerated Investment Incentive rules. The firm does not foresee selling the new bottling line at any time in the near future so it has not estimated a salvage value. Annual productions costs are estimated as follows: variable costs per bottle of $5.00 and fixed costs of $150,000. The firm expects the new contract would lead to an immediate increase of $40,000 in NWC, which will be recovered at the end of the project. The firm has a 30% tax rate and it wants a 20% return. What bid price should it submit?

What is the correct value for Step #1? -$250,000 -$240,000 -$230,000 -$220,000 -$210,000

What is the correct value for Step #2? -$6,594,300 -$5,346,213 -$7,555,457 -$7,391,502 -$5,914,336

What is the correct value for Step #3? +$40,625 +$45,652 +$42,625 +$42,625 +$45,050

What is the correct value for Step #4? +$0 +$100 +$200 +$300 +$400

What is the correct value for Step #5? -$100 -$300 -$0 -$200 -$400

What is the correct value for Step #6? -$21,226 -$20,113 -$22,589 -$24,457 -$23,925

Based on your answers to the first six questions, what is the appropriate course of action to follow?

a.Submit a bid price of $4.25 per bottle

b.Submit a bid price of $4.98 per bottle

c.Submit a bid price of $5.31 per bottle

d.Submit a bid price of $5.44 per bottle

e.This project cannot be profitable and should be rejected