X Company is planning to launch a new product. Market research, costing $150,000
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X Company is planning to launch a new product. Market research, costing $150,000, has already been done indicating that the product will be successful for four years, but to insure success, the company plans to undertake an immediate advertising campaign that will also cost $150,000. New manufacturing equipment will have to be purchased - it will cost $330,000 and have a disposal value at the end of four years of $18,000. It is expected that profits from sales of the product will be $177,000 in each of the first two years and $109,000 in each of the last two years. Assuming a discount rate of 4%, what is the net present value of launching the new product (you may not see your exact answer, but if it's correct, there should be one close to it).? A: $43,325 B: $50,691 C: $59,308 D: $69,390 E: $81,187 F: $94,98Explanation / Answer
Net Present Value of the Investment: {Net Period Cash Flow/(1+R)^T} - Initial Investment
where R is the rate of return and T is the number of time periods.
= [177000/(1+.04)1]+ [177000/(1+.04)2]+ [109,000/(1+.04)3]+ [109000/(1+.04)4]-480,000
= 523,992 – 480,000
= 43,992
ANS: A: $ 43,325
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