Matheson Electronics has just developed a new electronic device that it belleves 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 $246,000 and have a six-year useful IIfe, 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: c. Production and sales of the device would require working copital of $57,000 to finance accounts receivable, inventories, and day to-day cash needs. This working copital would be teleased at the end of the project's life. d. The devices would sell for $40 each; variable costs for production, admintstration, and sales would be $25 per unit. e. Fixed costs for salaries, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and straight-line depreciation on the equipment would totol $132.000 per year. (Depreciation is based on cost less salvage value) f. To gain rapid entry into the market, the company would have to advertise heavily. The advertising costs would be. 9. The company's required rote of leturn is 152K. 9. The company's required rate of return is 15%. Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from sale of the devic for each year over the next six years. 2-a. Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the proposed investment, 2-b. Would you recormmend that Matheson accept the device as a new product? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fxed expenses) anticipated from saie of the device for each year over the next six years. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) g. The company's required rate of return is 15%. Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from sale of the for each year over the next six years. 2-a. Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the propo: investment. 2.b. Would you recommend that Matheson accept the device as a new product? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the proposed investment. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
