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A 6-year project has expected sales of 2,000 units, ±4 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $8, and the expected fixed costs are $9,800. The fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a range of ±2 percent. The sales price is estimated at $22 a unit, ±3 percent. The project requires an initial investment of $42,000 for equipment that will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's life. The equipment has a pretax salvage value of $5,000 at the end of the project. The project requires $2,600 in net working capital during its life. The discount rate is 9 percent, and tax rate is 30 percent. What is the net present value for the optimistic scenario?
O $22,295.33
O $31,490.07
O $34,008.12
O $28,008.46
O $35,096.52
In the optimistic scenario, the unit sales and sales price would increase and the costs would reduce.
Unit sales = 2000 + 4% = 2080 units
Sales price per unit = $22 + 3% = $22.66, Variable cost per unit = $8 - 2% = $7.84
Fixed costs = $9800 - 2% = $9604
Inital investment = Cost of equipment + working capital required = $42000 + $2600 = $44600
| Particulars | Years 1 - 5 | Year 6 | 
| Sales (2080 x $22.66) | $47,132.80 | $47,132.80 | 
| Less: Variable cost (2080 x $7.84) | $16,307.20 | $16,307.20 | 
| Less: Fixed cost | $9,604 | $9,604 | 
| Less: Depreciation ($42000 / 6) | $7,000 | $7,000 | 
| Income before tax | $14,221.60 | $14,221.60 | 
| Less: Tax@30% | $4,266.48 | $4,266.48 | 
| Net income | $9,955.12 | $9,955.12 | 
| Add: Depreciation | $7,000 | $7,000 | 
| Add: working capital recovered | $2,600 | |
| Add: Salvage value net of tax [$5000 x (1 - 0.30)] | $3,500 | |
| Cash inflows | $16,955.12 | $23,055.12 | 
| PVIF@9% | 3.8896512633 | 0.59626732686 | 
| Present value of cash Inflows | $65,949.50 | $13,747.02 | 
NPV = Total present value of cash inflows - initial investment = $79,696.52 - $44,600 = $35,096.52