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Create the following tables for your project and calculate the NPV:
You are evaluating a project for ‘The Ultimate’ recreational tennis racket, guaranteed to correct a wimpy backhand. You estimate the sales price of ‘The Ultimate’ to be $400 and sales volume to be 1,000 units the 1st year, 1,250 units the 2ndyear and 1,325 units in year 3. The project has a 3-year life. Variable costs amount to $225 per unit and fixed costs are $100,000 per year. The project requires $165,000 of equipment that is depreciated using the 5-year MACRS schedule. The actual market value of the equipment at the end of year 3 is $35,000. Initial net working capital investment is $75,000 and NWC will maintain a level equal to 20% of sales for the first two years. There is no increase in year 3 of the project. The tax rate is 34% and the required return on the project is 10%.
What is the NPV of this project? (Show all your calculations)