Chapter 9 ASSIGNMENT

You are considering a new product launch. The project will cost $1,014,000, have a four-year life, and have no salvage value; depreciation is straight-line to zero. Sales are projected at 380 units per year; price per unit will be $20,000, variable cost per unit will be $16,500, and fixed costs will be $336,000 per year. The required return on the project is 12 percent, and the relevant tax rate is 30 percent.

Based on your experience, you think the unit sales, variable cost, and fixed cost projections given here are probably accurate to within 10 percent.

Required:

(a)	What are the best and worst case values for each of the projections? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number (e.g., 32)

Scenario	Unit sales	Variable costs	Fixed costs
Base	380	$16,500	$336,000
Best
Worst

(b)	What are the best- and worst-case OCFs and NPVs with these projections? (Do not round intermediate calculations. A negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	OCF	NPV
Best-case	$	$
Worst-case	$	$

(c)	What is the base-case OCF and NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

OCFbase	$
NPVbase	$

(d)	What is the OCF and NPV with fixed costs of $346,000 per year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

OCF	$
NPV	$

(e)	What is the sensitivity of the NPV to changes in fixed costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input the amount as apositive value. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

For every dollar FC increase, NPV falls by $ .