Exam 11: Project Analysis and Evaluationpart Five: Risk and Return

A project has earnings before interest and taxes of $14,600,fixed costs of $52,000,a selling price of $29 a unit,and a sales quantity of 16,000 units.All estimates are accurate within a plus/minus range of 3 percent.Depreciation is $12,000.What is the base case variable cost per unit?

Consider a 6-year project with the following information: initial fixed asset investment = $460,000;straight-line depreciation to zero over the 6-year life;zero salvage value;price = $34;variable costs = $19;fixed costs = $188,600;quantity sold = 90,528 units;tax rate = 32 percent.What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in quantity sold?

You are in charge of a project that has a degree of operating leverage of 2.64.What will happen to the operating cash flows if the number of units you sell increase by 4 percent?

A project has a projected IRR of negative 100 percent.Which one of the following statements must also be true concerning this project?

Which one of the following characteristics best describes a project that has a low degree of operating leverage?

Your company is reviewing a project with estimated labor costs of $21.20 per unit,estimated raw material costs of $37.18 a unit,and estimated fixed costs of $20,000 a month.Sales are projected at 42,000 units over the one-year life of the project.All estimates are accurate within a range of plus or minus 4 percent.What are the total variable costs for the worst-case scenario?

Steve,the sales manager for TL Products,wants to sponsor a one-week "Customer Appreciation Sale" where the firm offers to sell additional units of a product at the lowest price possible without negatively affecting the firm's profits.Which one of the following represents the price that should be charged for the additional units during this sale?

Assume that a country experiences a financial crisis that causes the nation's financial markets to freeze in a manner that prevents a private firm from raising capital from any source.Explain how project analysis conducted by that firm would work in this situation.

What is forecasting risk and why is it important to the analysis of capital expenditure projects? What methods can be used to reduce this risk?

An increase in which of the following will increase the accounting break-even quantity? Assume straight-line depreciation is used. I.annual salary for the firm's president II.contribution margin per unit III.cost of equipment required by a project IV.variable cost per unit

The accounting manager of Gateway Inns has noted that every time the inn's average occupancy rate increases by 2 percent,the operating cash flow increases by 5.3 percent.What is the degree of operating leverage if the contribution margin per unit is $47?

Sunset United is analyzing a proposed project.The company expects to sell 15,000 units,plus or minus 4 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $120 and the expected fixed costs are $311,000.The fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 3 percent range.The depreciation expense is $74,000.The tax rate is 35 percent.The sales price is estimated at $170 a unit,plus or minus 2 percent.What is the contribution margin per unit for a sensitivity analysis using a variable cost per unit of $125?

Given the following,which feature identifies the most desirable level of output for a project?

You are considering a project that you believe is quite risky.To reduce any potentially harmful results from accepting this project,you could:

Precise Machinery is analyzing a proposed project.The company expects to sell 2,100 units,give or take 5 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $260 and the expected fixed costs are $589,000.Cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 4 percent range.The depreciation expense is $129,000.The sales price is estimated at $750 per unit,give or take 2 percent.The tax rate is 35 percent.The company is conducting a sensitivity analysis on the sales price using a sales price estimate of $755.What is the operating cash flow based on this analysis?

Steve is fairly cautious when analyzing a new project and thus he projects the most optimistic,the most realistic,and the most pessimistic outcome that can reasonably be expected.Which type of analysis is Steve using?

Stellar Plastics is analyzing a proposed project.The company expects to sell 12,000 units,plus or minus 5 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $3.20 and the expected fixed costs are $30,000.The fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 5 percent range.The depreciation expense is $24,000.The tax rate is 34 percent.The sales price is estimated at $7.50 a unit,plus or minus 4 percent.What is the operating cash flow for a sensitivity analysis using total fixed costs of $31,000?

Uptown Promotions has three divisions.As part of the planning process,the CFO requested that each division submit its capital budgeting proposals for next year.These proposals represent positive net present value projects that fall within the long-range plans of the firm.The requests from the divisions are $4.2 million,$3.1 million,and $6.8 million,respectively.For the firm as a whole,the management of Uptown Promotions has limited spending to $10 million for new projects next year.This is an example of:

Cantor's has been busy analyzing a new product.Thus far,management has determined that an OCF of $218,200 will result in a zero net present value for the project,which is the minimum requirement for project acceptance.The fixed costs are $329,000 and the contribution margin per unit is $211.The company feels that it can realistically capture 2.5 percent of the 110,000 unit market for this product.The tax rate is 34 percent and the required rate of return is 11 percent.Should the company develop the new product? Why or why not?

Mountain Gear can manufacture mountain climbing shoes for $15.25 per pair in variable raw material costs and $18.46 per paid in variable labor costs.The shoes sell for $135 per pair.Last year,production was 170,000 pairs and fixed costs were $830,000.What is the minimum acceptable total revenue the company should accept for a one-time order for an extra 10,000 pairs?