You are CEO of Rivet Networks, maker of ultra-high performance network cards for gaming computers, and you are considering whether to launch a new product. The product, the Killer X3000, will cost $908,000 to develop up front (year 0 ), and you expect revenues the first year of $792,000, growing to $1.43 million the second year, and then declining by 45% per year for the next 3 years before the product is fully obsolete. In years 1 through 5 , you will have fixed costs associated with the product of $104,000 per year, and variable costs equal to 45% of revenues. a. What are the cash flows for the project in years 0 through 5 ? b. Plot the NPV profile for this investment using discount rates from 0% to 40% in 10% increments. c. What is the project's NPV if the project's cost of capital is 9.2% ? d. Use the NPV profile to estimate the cost of capital at which the project would become unprofitable; that is, estimate the project's IRR. a. What are the cash flows for the project in years 0 through 5 ? Calculate the cash flows below: (Round to the nearest dollar.) b. Plot the NPV profile for this investment using discount rates from 0% to 40% in 10% increments. The graph depicting the correct NPV profile is: (Select the best choice below.) c. What is the project's NPV if the project's cost of capital is 9.2% ? The NPV is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) d. Use the NPV profile to estimate the cost of capital at which the project would become unprofitable; that is, estimate the project's IRR. (For a zoom in on the NPV profile, click here Based on the NPV profile, the approximate internal rate of return is \%. (Round to two decimal places.) You are CEO of Rivet Networks, maker of ultra-high performance network cards for gaming computers, and you are considering whether to launch a new product. The product, the Killer X3000, will cost $908,000 to develop up front (year 0 ), and you expect revenues the first year of $792,000, growing to $1.43 million the second year, and then declining by 45% per year for the next 3 years before the product is fully obsolete. In years 1 through 5 , you will have fixed costs associated with the product of $104,000 per year, and variable costs equal to 45% of revenues. a. What are the cash flows for the project in years 0 through 5 ? b. Plot the NPV profile for this investment using discount rates from 0% to 40% in 10% increments. c. What is the project's NPV if the project's cost of capital is 9.2% ? d. Use the NPV profile to estimate the cost of capital at which the project would become unprofitable; that is, estimate the project's IRR. a. What are the cash flows for the project in years 0 through 5 ? Calculate the cash flows below: (Round to the nearest dollar.) b. Plot the NPV profile for this investment using discount rates from 0% to 40% in 10% increments. The graph depicting the correct NPV profile is: (Select the best choice below.) c. What is the project's NPV if the project's cost of capital is 9.2% ? The NPV is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) d. Use the NPV profile to estimate the cost of capital at which the project would become unprofitable; that is, estimate the project's IRR. (For a zoom in on the NPV profile, click here Based on the NPV profile, the approximate internal rate of return is \%. (Round to two decimal places.)
