A firm currently produces and sells 2,500 units every 60 days. One unit costs $150 to produce and sells for $500. The firm currently offers all its customers a "net 30" credit period and all customers pay on Day 60. In order to boost sales, the firm is considering Project D, which will simply add a window and offering a 10% discount for customers who pay immediately. Research suggests sales will increase sales to 2,600 units and approximately one-quarter of all customers will pay on Day 0 and 75% will pay on Day 30. If the annualized cost of capital is 6%, what is the NPV of Project D? The firm will continue to run to perpetuity. (Assume production and sales occur on Day 0 and repeat every 30 days).
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
A firm currently produces and sells 2,500 units every 60 days. One unit costs $150 to produce and sells for $500. The firm currently offers all its customers a "net 30" credit period and all customers pay on Day 60. In order to boost sales, the firm is considering Project D, which will simply add a window and offering a 10% discount for customers who pay immediately. Research suggests sales will increase sales to 2,600 units and approximately one-quarter of all customers will pay on Day 0 and 75% will pay on Day 30. If the annualized cost of capital is 6%, what is the NPV of Project D? The firm will continue to run to perpetuity. (Assume production and sales occur on Day 0 and repeat every 30 days).
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