Jo sportswear company needs someone to supply it with 4,000 tons of cotton cloth per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next six years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. It will cost you $16 million to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to $4 million over the project’s life. The market value of the retired machine is $5 million. Your production costs will be $3.2 million per year. You also need an initial investment in net working capital of $1.5 million, which will be fully recovered at the end of the project. If your tax rate is 30 percent and you require a 10 percent return on your investment, what is the lowest bid price per ton you should submit?
oJo sportswear company needs someone to supply it with 4,000 tons of cotton cloth per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next six years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. It will cost you $16 million to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll
| A. |
$2,017.49/ton |
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| B. |
$2,451.33/ton |
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| C. |
$1,951.33/ton |
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| D. |
$1,733.77/ton |
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