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Guthrie Enterprises needs someone to supply it with 160,000
cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing
needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the
contract. It will cost you $2,000,000 to install the equipment
necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost
straight-line to zero over the project’s life. You estimate that in
five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $170,000. Your fixed
production costs will be $285,000 per year, and your variable
production costs should be $10.50 per carton. You also need an
initial investment in net working capital of $150,000. If your tax
rate is 35 percent and you require a return of 14 percent on your
investment, what bid price per carton should you submit?
(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your
answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Bid price
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