Butcher Butcher is considering whether to invest in a new product, the Zam. Details of the Zam are as follows:   £ £ Selling price   22.00 Direct labour 5.00   Material 4.50   Variable overheads 2.50       12.00 Contribution   10.00   The company expects to sell 10,000 each year for 5 years and to incur additional fixed costs of £13,000 pa.  It has a cost of capital of 15%. The product would require the purchase of a machine for £300,000, which would be sold at the end of the project for £50,000. Required: Calculate the NPV based on the estimates above. Calculate the sensitivity of the decision to changes in the sales price, the material cost per unit, the sales volume and the disposal value of the machine.

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Butcher is considering whether to invest in a new product, the Zam. Details of the Zam are as follows:

 

£

£

Selling price

 

22.00

Direct labour

5.00

 

Material

4.50

 

Variable overheads

2.50

 

 

 

12.00

Contribution

 

10.00

 

The company expects to sell 10,000 each year for 5 years and to incur additional fixed costs of £13,000 pa.  It has a cost of capital of 15%.

The product would require the purchase of a machine for £300,000, which would be sold at the end of the project for £50,000.

Required:

  • Calculate the NPV based on the estimates above.
  • Calculate the sensitivity of the decision to changes in the sales price, the material cost per unit, the sales volume and the disposal value of the machine.
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