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For problems 4-5, consider a project with an upfront cost of $1,000,000 and a ve

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For problems 4-5, consider a project with an upfront cost of $1,000,000 and a ve-year life. The rm has a

tax rate of 27% and a required rate of return of 10%. The rm forecasts the following annual sales and cost

gures associated with the project:


Base Case Lower Bound Upper Bound

Unit Sales 200,000 150,000 250,000

Price / unit $5.00 $3.00 $7.00

Variable cost / unit $0.75 $0.50 $1.00

Annual xed costs $75,000 $65,000 $85,000



4. Using the Excel , perform a scenario analysis, calculating the net income, operating cash flow, NPV, and IRR for three dierent scenarios (base case, worst case, best case).


5. Now focus on the base case and perform a sensitivity analysis. Holding all other variables constant, let

the forecast for unit sales fluctuate and calculate the net income, operating cash flow, NPV, and IRR for

three different scenarios (unit sales = 200,000, unit sales = 150,000 and unit sales = 250,000).

Explanation / Answer

under base case


net income = 200000 * 5 - 200000 * 0.75 - 75000 = 775000


operating cash flow = 775000 * (1-0.27) = 565750


NPV = -1000000 + 565750 /1.1 + 565750 /1.1^2 + 565750 /1.1^3 + 565750 /1.1^4 + 565750 /1.1^5 = 1144637.61479


0 = -1000000 + 565750 /(1+IRR) + 565750 /(1+IRR) ^2 + 565750 /(1+IRR) ^3 + 565750 /(1+IRR) ^4 + 565750 /(1+IRR) ^5


IRR = 48.83%



lower bound


net income = 150000 *3 - 150000 * 0.5 - 65000 = 310000


operating cash flow = 310000 * (1-0.27) = 226300


NPV = -1000000 + 226300 /1.1 +226300 /1.1^2 + 226300 /1.1^3 + 226300 /1.1^4 + 226300 /1.1^5 = -142144.9541


0 = -1000000 +226300 /(1+IRR) +226300 /(1+IRR) ^2 + 226300 /(1+IRR) ^3 + 226300 /(1+IRR) ^4 + 226300 /(1+IRR) ^5


IRR = 4.26%



upper bound



net income = 250000 *7 - 250000 * 1 -85000 = 1415000


operating cash flow = 1415000 * (1-0.27) = 1032950


NPV = -1000000 + 1032950 /1.1 +1032950 /1.1^2 + 1032950 /1.1^3 + 1032950 /1.1^4 + 1032950 /1.1^5 = 2915693.193


0 = -1000000 +1032950 /(1+IRR) +1032950 /(1+IRR) ^2 + 1032950 /(1+IRR) ^3 + 1032950 /(1+IRR) ^4 + 1032950 /(1+IRR) ^5


IRR = 100.07%