You are working on a bid to build two apartment buildings a year for the next 5 years for a local college. This project requires the purchase of $750,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the project's life. The equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $325,000. You will also need $140,000 in net working capital over the life of the project. The fixed costs will be $628,000 a year and the variable costs will be $1,298,000 per building. Your required rate of return is 14.5 percent for this project and your tax rate is 35 percent. What is the minimal amount, rounded to the nearest $100, you should bid per building? A. $1,423,700 B. $1,489,500 C. $1,733,000 D. $2,780,600 E. $3,465,900

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