Chris LeBlanc estimates that if he does 4.5 hours of research using data that will cost $175.00​, there is a good chance that he can improve his expected return on a $10,000​, ​1-year investment from 6.2% to 9.2%. Chris feels that he must earn at least $30.00 per hour on the time he devotes to his research. a. Find the cost of​ Chris's research. b. By how much​ (in dollars) will​ Chris's return increase as a result of the​ research? c. On a strict economic​ basis, should Chris perform the proposed​ research?

You are thinking about buying a printing press today that will print t-shirts for many years including the celebration of a Men's Basketball National Championship.  The machine will cost $25mm to buy and $2mm to install today. For working capital, assume that you must immediately have an increase in accounts receivable of $10mm, an inventory increase of $15mm and an accounts payable increase of $4mm.  You will use the machine for regular printing jobs; these jobs will produce $10mm of positive after-tax cash flow per year (assume the cash flows start after one year and end after 20 total years). The victory will produce a special one time extra after-tax cash flow of $16.125mm in 2025 (four years from now) because of the National Championship. Your WACC is 12%.  Your tax rate is 25%. At the end of 20 years, you shut down (and sell) the machine for $10mm and liquidate the working capital.   Assume the machine had been depreciated to a tax value of $4mm. What is the NPV of the…

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Calculate the NPV based upon the following facts: Bob has just completed the development of a better face shield for health workers. The new product is expected to produce annual revenues of $230,000. Bob requires an investment in an advanced 3D Printer costing $30,000. The project has an expected life of 5 years. The 3D printer will have a $20,000 salvage value at the end of 5 years. Working capital is expected to increase by $80,000 which Bob will recover at the end of the products life cycle. Annual operating expenses are estimated at $200,000. The required rate of return is 4%.