Matheson Electronics has just developed a new electronic device that it believes will have broad market appeal. The company has performed marketing and cost studies that revealed the following information a. New equipment would have to be acquired to produce the device. The equipment would cost $138,000 and have a six-year useful life. After six years, it would have a salvage value of about $24,000 b. Sales in units over the next six years are projected to be as follows Sales in Units 2 3 4-6 7,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 www.idownloadblog.com c. Production and sales of the device would require working capital of $46,000 to finance accounts receivable, inventories, and day-to-day cash needs. This working capital would be released at the end of d. The devices would sell for $55 each; variable costs for production, administration, and sales would be e. Fixed costs for salaries, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and straight-line depreciation on the f. To gain rapid entry into the market, the company would have to advertise heavily. The advertising the project's life $35 per unit equipment would total $149,000 per year. (Depreciation is based on cost less salvage value.) program would be Amount of Yearly Advertising 75,000 55,000 $ 45,000 Year 3 4-6 g. The company's required rate of return is 13%