Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
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
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 17QP
Sensitivity Analysis [LO1] Consider a four-year project with the following information: initial fixed asset investment = $475,000; straight-line depreciation to zero over the four-year life; zero salvage value; price = $26; variable costs = $18; fixed costs = $195,000; quantity sold = 84,000 units; tax rate = 34 percent. How sensitive is OCF to changes in quantity sold?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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