Blue Company, have developed a new cellular phone battery that high performance flash drive and forecasted figures are shown below:   ~ Annual volume 30,000 units for the next four years ~ Selling price $1,000 ~ Unit variable costs $600 ~ Annual cash fixed costs $1,500,000 ~ Cost of required machinery $20,000,000 ~ Useful life 4 years, no salvage value ~ Increase in receivables $900,000 ~ Increase in inventory $100,000   The increase in working will be recovered in full at the end of four years. The company is in the 30% tax bracket and has a 15% cost of capital.   - What is the approximate internal rate of return of the investment? - What is the payback period of the investment?

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Blue Company, have developed a new cellular phone battery that high performance flash drive and forecasted figures are shown below:

 

~ Annual volume 30,000 units for the next four years

~ Selling price $1,000

~ Unit variable costs $600

~ Annual cash fixed costs $1,500,000

~ Cost of required machinery $20,000,000

~ Useful life 4 years, no salvage value

~ Increase in receivables $900,000

~ Increase in inventory $100,000

 

The increase in working will be recovered in full at the end of four years. The company is in the 30% tax bracket and has a 15% cost of capital.

 

- What is the approximate internal rate of return of the investment?

- What is the payback period of the investment?

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