You are hired as a consultant to decide if your client should purchase a new, highly specialized piece of equipment. The product to be produced by this equipment is forecast to have a total worldwide demand of $15,000$ units. The annual depreciated investment to acquire and install the equipment is $$256,000.$ The variable cost to produce each unit will be $$15,$ and the selling price for the finished product will be $$30.$ Which of the following best describes the situation the firm is facing?

The company's net profit potential does not cover the costs at this volume

The company will recover its initial investment

The break$-$even is lower than the $15,000$ units that are expected to sell

It is a good investment