A business industry has a new product whose sales are expected to be 1.2, 3.5, 7, 5, 3 million units per year over the next 5 years. Production, distribution, and overhead costs are stable at $120 per unit. The price will be $200 per unit for the first two years, and then $180, $160 and $140 for the next three years. The remaining R&D and production costs are $300 million. If the interest rate is 15%, determine whether this business will profit using present worth method. What is the future worth? *

A business industry has a new product whose sales are expected to be 1.2, 3.5, 7, 5, 3 million units per year over the next 5 years. Production, distribution, and overhead costs are stable at $120 per unit. The price will be $200 per unit for the first two years, and then $180, $160 and $140 for the next three years. The remaining R&D and production costs are $300 million. If the interest rate is 15%, determine whether this business will profit using present worth method. What is the future worth? *

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