You have been asked to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for a project whose development will be accomplished during a single calendar year with the go live date of Jan 1 st The project, to develop a new Web based ordering and fulfillment system, has already been conceptualized, and the team has provided estimates and a partial resource plan Labor Operating expenses in years 2 through 5 are projected to be $57,000 annually Miscellaneous expenses in years 2 through 5 are projected to be $6,500 annually The benefit is projected to be $225,000 the first year of operation, increasing 11 each year Hardware cost that would be installed for development is $100,000 Youll need to complete the resource plan, the 5 year planning sheet, and calculate a 5 year ROI Please finish filling out these tables and answer the associated questions Development Team Quantity $ hour Hours each resource Total Hours Total Dollars Program Director 1 95 500 Project Manager 1 95 1000 BA 1 95 750 Development Lead 1 80 1000 QA Lead 1 80 1000 Off Shore Developers 6 25 750 Off Shore QA 4 25 750 Total Expense Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Labor Hardware Misc Benefit Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Benefit Question 1 2 points What is the total labor cost of development Question 2 2 points What is the total expense of this project projected to be for the first 5 year period Question 3 2 points What is the total benefit projected to be for the first year Question 4 2 points What is the total benefit projected to be for the first five years Question 5 2 points Given ROI ((Benefit Cost) Cost) 100, what is the 5 year ROI for this project Question 6 2 points If the company could just put the money to cover the project expenses in the bank (instead of doing this project) it could make a investment gain of 7 over this same 5 year period Should the company invest in this project, or put the money in the bank Why Question 7 4 points Describe in your own words BRIEFLY why APO05 and APO06 are important to project funding selection based on ROI calculation

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You have been asked to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for a project whose development will be accomplished during a single calendar year with

You have been asked to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for a project whose development will be accomplished during a single calendar year with the go-live date of Jan 1^st The project, to develop a new Web-based ordering and fulfillment system, has already been conceptualized, and the team has provided estimates and a partial resource plan. Labor Operating expenses in years 2 through 5 are projected to be $57,000 annually. Miscellaneous expenses in years 2 through 5 are projected to be $6,500 annually. The benefit is projected to be $225,000 the first year of operation, increasing 11% each year. Hardware cost that would be installed for development is $100,000. Youll need to complete the resource plan, the 5 year planning sheet, and calculate a 5 year ROI. Please finish filling out these tables and answer the associated questions.

Development Team	Quantity	$/hour	Hours/each resource	Total Hours	Total Dollars
Program Director	1	95	500
Project Manager	1	95	1000
BA	1	95	750
Development Lead	1	80	1000
QA Lead	1	80	1000
Off-Shore Developers	6	25	750
Off-Shore QA	4	25	750

Total

Expense	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Labor
Hardware
Misc

Benefit	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5

Benefit

Question 1 [2 points]: What is the total labor cost of development?

Question 2 [2 points]: What is the total expense of this project projected to be for the first 5 year period?

Question 3 [2 points]: What is the total benefit projected to be for the first year?

Question 4 [2 points]: What is the total benefit projected to be for the first five years?

Question 5 [2 points]: Given ROI % = ((Benefit Cost) / Cost)*100, what is the 5 year ROI for this project?

Question 6 [2 points]: If the company could just put the money to cover the project expenses in the bank (instead of doing this project) it could make a investment gain of 7% over this same 5 year period. Should the company invest in this project, or put the money in the bank? Why?

Question 7 [4 points]: Describe in your own words BRIEFLY why APO05 and APO06 are important to project funding selection based on ROI calculation.