Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 10, Problem 2M
Conch Republic Electronics, Part 1
Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West, Florida. The company president is Shelley Couts, who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago, the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years, the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hired by the company’s finance department.
One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a smart phone. Conch Republic currently has one smart phone model on the market, and sales have been excellent. The smart phone is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item, technology changes rapidly, and the current smart phone has limited features in comparison with newer models. Conch Republic spent $750,000 to develop a prototype for a new smart phone that has all the features of the existing smart phone but adds new features such as WiFi tethering. The company has spent a further $200,000 for a marketing study to determine the expected sales figures for the new smart phone.
Conch Republic can manufacture the new smart phones for $215 each in variable costs. Fixed costs for the operation are estimated to run $6.1 million per year. The estimated sales volume is 155,000, 165,000, 125,000, 95,000, and 75,000 per year for the next five years, respectively. The unit price of the new smart phone will be $520. The necessary equipment can be purchased for $40.5 million and will be
As previously stated, Conch Republic currently manufactures a smart phone. Production of the existing model is expected to be terminated in two years. If Conch Republic does not introduce the new smart phone, sales will be 95,000 units and 65,000 units for the next two years, respectively. The price of the existing smart phone is $380 per unit, with variable costs of $145 each and fixed costs of $4.3 million per year. If Conch Republic does introduce the new smart phone, sales of the existing smart phone will fall by 30,000 units per year, and the price of the existing units will have to be lowered to $210 each. Net working capital for the smart phones will be 20 percent of sales and will occur with the timing of the cash flows for the year; for example, there is no initial outlay for NWC, but changes in NWC will first occur in Year 1 with the first year’s sales. Conch Republic has a 35 percent corporate tax rate and a required return of 12 percent.
Shelley has asked Jay to prepare a report that answers the following questions.
2. What is the profitability index of the project?
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Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Keey West,Florida. The company president is Shelly Couts, who inherited the company. The companyoriginally repaired radios and other household appliances when it was founded more than 70years ago. Over the years, the company has expanded, and it is now a reputable manufacturerof various speciality electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hiredby the company in its finance department.One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a smartphone.Conch Republic currently has one smartphone model on the market and sales have beenexcellent. The smartphone is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors andis preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item,technology changes rapidly, and the current smartphone has limited features in comparisonwith newer models. Conch Republic spent $1.2 million to develop a prototype…
Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Keey West,Florida. The company president is Shelly Couts, who inherited the company. The companyoriginally repaired radios and other household appliances when it was founded more than 70years ago. Over the years, the company has expanded, and it is now a reputable manufacturerof various speciality electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hiredby the company in its finance department.One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a smartphone.Conch Republic currently has one smartphone model on the market and sales have beenexcellent. The smartphone is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors andis preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item,technology changes rapidly, and the current smartphone has limited features in comparisonwith newer models. Conch Republic spent $1.2 million to develop a prototype…
Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West, Florida. The companypresident is Shelly Couts, who inherited the company. The company originally repaired radios and other householdappliances when it was founded over 70 years ago. Over the years, the company has expanded, and it is now a reputablemanufacturer of various specialty electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hired by thecompany in its finance department.One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a smart phone. Conch Republiccurrently has one smart phone model on the market and sales have been excellent. The smart phone is a unique itemin that it comes in a variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as withany electronic item, technology changes rapidly, and the current smart phone has limited features in comparison withnewer models. Conch Republic spent $300,000 to develop a prototype for…
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