A ceramics manufacturer sold cups last year for $7.50 each. The variable cost of manufacturing was $2.25 per unit. The company needed to sell 20,000 cups to break even. Its net income was $5,040. This year, the company expects the price per cup to be $9.00; the variable manufacturing cost to increase by 33.3%; and the fixed costs to increase by 10%. How many cups (rounded) does the company need to sell this year to break even?

Problem 9-25 Fudge factors An oil company executive is considering investing $10.1 million in one or both of two wells: well 1 is expected to produce oil worth $3.01 million a year for 10 years; well 2 is expected to produce $2.01 million for 15 years. These are real (inflation-adjusted) cash flows. The beta for producing wells is 0.91. The market risk premium is 9%, the nominal risk-free interest rate is 7%, and expected inflation is 3%. The two wells are intended to develop a previously discovered oil field. Unfortunately there is still a 21% chance of a dry hole in each case. A dry hole means zero cash flows and a complete loss of the $10.1 million investment. Ignore taxes and make further assumptions as necessary. a. What is the correct real discount rate for cash flows from developed wells? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Real discount rate b. The oil company executive proposes to add 20 percentage points to the…

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