PT Universities has a project cost of $850,000, has a five-year life, and has a salvage value of $150,000. Depreciation is straight-line to zero. The required return is 15% and tax rate is 34%. Sales are projected at 3550 units per year. Price per unit is $500. Variable cost per unit is $300 and fixed costs are $250,000 per year. It is known that the depreciation expense is $170,000 per year. The engineering department estimates you will need an initial net working capital investment of $70,000. Suppose you think that the unit sales, price, variable cost, and fixed cost projections given are accurate to within 5%. 

1. What are the upper and lower bounds for these projections?

 

2. What is the base-case NPV?

 

3. What are the best- and worst- case scenario NPVs?

 

b. Sensitivity Analysis

 

What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in the variable cost figure at base case?

 

c. Break-Even Analysis

 

Given the base-case projections in the previous problem, what are the cash, accounting, and financial break-even sales levels for this project?

 

d. Operating Leverage

 

What is the degree of operating leverage at base case?