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Tuff Wheels was preparing to begin its development project for a new product to be added to its line of small motorized vehicles for children.

Tuff Wheels was preparing to begin its development project for a new product to be added to its line of small motorized vehicles for children. The new product is called Kiddy Dozer. It will look like a miniature excavator, complete with tracks and a blade. Tuff Wheels forecast the demand and cost to develop and produce the new Kiddy Dozer. The following table contains the relevant information for this project.

Development cost - $1,000,000

Estimated development time - 9 months

Pilot test - $200,000

Augmentation Cost – $400,000

Marketing and Support Cost: $150,000 per year

Sales and Production Volume - 60,000 per year

Unit cost of production - $100

Unit price - $170

Interest rate - 8%

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pilot

100000100000











ramp up

200000200000











doing


37500375003750037500375003750037500375003750037500375003750037500
production/sale



105000010500001050000105000010500001050000105000010500001050000105000010500001050000


Calculate all cash flows as quarterly and assume they occur at the end of the quarter. The quarterly discount rate can be taken as 2%. 

For example, the first quarter development cost would be (1000000/3), and this would be divided by 1.02 to find the current value. The Q3 development cost is also the same, but would be divided by 1.02^3 (1.02 raised to the power of 3).

What is the net present value of the project?

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