Emperor's Clothes Fashions can invest $8 million in a new plant for producing invisible makeup. The plant has an expected life of 5 years, and expected sales are 9 million jars of makeup a year. Fixed costs are $2.9 million a year, and variable costs are $2.10 per jar. The product will be priced at $3.10 per jar. The plant will be depreciated straight-line over 5 years to a salvage value of zero. The opportunity cost of capital is 10%, and the tax rate is 30%. a. What is project NPV under these base-case assumptions? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is NPV if variable costs turn out to be $2.40 per jar? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. c. What is NPV if fixed costs turn out to be $2.2 million per year? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. d. At what price per jar would the project's NPV equal zero? Note: Enter your answer in dollars, not in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. NPV b. NPV c. NPV d. Price

Emperor's Clothes Fashions can invest $8 million in a new plant for producing invisible makeup. The plant has an expected life of 5 years, and expected sales are 9 million jars of makeup a year. Fixed costs are $2.9 million a year, and variable costs are $2.10 per jar. The product will be priced at $3.10 per jar. The plant will be depreciated straight-line over 5 years to a salvage value of zero. The opportunity cost of capital is 10%, and the tax rate is 30%. a. What is project NPV under these base-case assumptions? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is NPV if variable costs turn out to be $2.40 per jar? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. c. What is NPV if fixed costs turn out to be $2.2 million per year? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions, rounded to 2 decimal places. d. At what price per jar would the project's NPV equal zero? Note: Enter your answer in dollars, not in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. NPV b. NPV c. NPV d. Price

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