Your company is considering investing in a new production machine. Three of the machine's parameters are considered uncertain: the initial investment, units produced and MARR. A sensitivity graph which plots the present worth of the machine vs. the percentage change from the base case is illustrated below. The values used for the base case are provided in the table. Cost category Initial investment Units produced Base case $25,000 50,000 MARR 10% Units Produced $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 PW S10,000 Initial Investment SI0,000 MARR $20,000 10% 8% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Percentage Change from Base Case (a) The profitability of this machine is most susceptible to which parameter? Select the correct parameter between Part (a).options.1 to 4.
Your company is considering investing in a new production machine. Three of the machine's parameters are considered uncertain: the initial investment, units produced and MARR. A sensitivity graph which plots the present worth of the machine vs. the percentage change from the base case is illustrated below. The values used for the base case are provided in the table. Cost category Initial investment Units produced Base case $25,000 50,000 MARR 10% Units Produced $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 PW S10,000 Initial Investment SI0,000 MARR $20,000 10% 8% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Percentage Change from Base Case (a) The profitability of this machine is most susceptible to which parameter? Select the correct parameter between Part (a).options.1 to 4.
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