You are considering a proposal to produce and market a new sluffing machine. The most likely outcomes for the project are as follows: Expected sales: 90,000 units per year Unit price: $170 Variable cost: $102 Fixed cost: $3,540,000 The project will last for 10 years and requires an initial investment of $8.20 million, which will be depreciated straight-line over the project life to a final value of zero. The firms tax rate is 30%, and the required rate of return is 12%. However, you recognize that some of these estimates are subject to error. Sales could fall 30% below expectations for the life of the project and, if that happens, the unit price would probably be only $160. The good news is that fixed costs could be as low as $2,360,000, and variable costs would decline in proportion to sales. a. What is project NPV if all variables are as expected? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in thousands not in millions and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

b. What is NPV in the worst-case scenario? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in thousands not in millions and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Negative amount should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Return to question 00 A project has fixed costs of $1,600 per year, depreciation charges of $500 a year, annual revenue of $8,400, variable costs equal to two-thirds of revenues and the tax rate is 20%. a. If sales increase by 10%, what will be the increase in pretax profits? Answer is complete and correct. Increase in pretax profits 40 % b. What is the degree of operating leverage of this project? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Degree of operating leverage 43 X times