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Aria Acoustics, Inc., (AAI) projects unit sales for a new
seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows:
Year | Unit Sales | |
1 | 113,000 | |
2 | 132,000 | |
3 | 120,000 | |
4 | 103,000 | |
5 | 89,000 | |
Production of the implants will require $2,250,000 in net working
capital to start and additional net working capital investments
each year equal to 25 percent of the projected sales increase for
the following year. Total fixed costs are $1,450,000 per year,
variable production costs are $235 per unit, and the units are
priced at $355 each. The equipment needed to begin production has
an installed cost of $28,000,000. Because the implants are intended
for professional singers, this equipment is considered industrial
machinery and thus qualifies as seven-year MACRS (MACRS Table)
property. In five years, this equipment can be sold for about 20
percent of its acquisition cost. AAI is in the 40 percent marginal
tax bracket and has a required return on all its projects of 16
percent.
What is the NPV of the project?
What is the IRR of the project?