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A 5-year project is expected to generate annual sales of 9,600 units at a price of $83 per unit and a variable cost of $54 per unit. The equipment necessary for the project will cost $373,000 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the life of the project. Fixed costs are $225,000 per year and the tax rate is 22 percent. How sensitive is the operating cash flow to a $1 change in the per unit sales price?
First we have to find Operating cash flow at sale price of $83 per unit.
| Units | 
 9600  | 
| Annual Sale at 83 | 
 796800  | 
| Less VC at 54 | 
 518400  | 
| Contribution | 
 278400  | 
| FC | 
 225000  | 
| EBITDA | 
 53400  | 
| Depriciation | 
 74600  | 
| EBT | 
 97000  | 
| Tax at 22% | 
 21340  | 
| EAT | 
 75660  | 
| Add : Depriciation | 
 74600  | 
| Free Cash Flow = A | 
 150260  | 
First we have to find Operating cash flow at sale price of $82 per unit.
| Units | 
 9600  | 
| Annual Sale at 82 | 
 787200  | 
| Less VC at 54 | 
 518400  | 
| Contribution | 
 268800  | 
| FC | 
 225000  | 
| EBITDA | 
 43800  | 
| Depriciation | 
 74600  | 
| EBT | 
 106600  | 
| Tax at 22% | 
 23452  | 
| EAT | 
 83148  | 
| Add : Depriciation | 
 74600  | 
| Free Cash Flow = B | 
 157748  | 

Sensitive is the operating cash flow to a $1 change in the per unit sales price = $7488.
Sensitive is the operating cash flow to a $1 change in the per unit sales price = $7488.