For flat-panel TVs, assume the number of households in the U.S. will grow to 150 million. A consumer survey predicts that 70% of the households would buy a flat-panel TV at an average price of $500, and each household would buy one TV every 5 years (meaning every year each household's annual purchase rate is 20%). Suppose the current market demand of flat-panel TVs is $3 billion. Then what is the Marketing Development Index for flat-panel TV? 11.4 87.5 O 3.5 28.6 12

For flat-panel TVs, assume the number of households in the U.S. will grow to 150 million. A consumer survey predicts that 70% of the households would buy a flat-panel TV at an average price of $500, and each household would buy one TV every 5 years (meaning every year each household's annual purchase rate is 20%). Suppose the current market demand of flat-panel TVs is $3 billion. Then what is the Marketing Development Index for flat-panel TV? 11.4 87.5 O 3.5 28.6 12

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A new product will cost $750,000 to design, test prototypes, and set up for production. Net revenue the first year is projected to be $225,000. Marketing is unsure whether future year revenues will (a) increase by $25,000 per year as the product’s advantages become more widely known or (b) decrease by 10% per year due to competition. A third pattern of increasing by $25,000 for one year and then decreasing by 10% per year has been suggested as being more realistic. The firm evaluates projects with a 12% interest rate, and it believes that this product will have a 5-year life. Calculate the present worth and rate of return for each scenario.
Australians buy 1.28 billion litres of sugar-sweetened drinks per annum (2012 figures). Consider the average price of these drinks to be $1.6/litre. Assuming a sales tax (hypothetical scenario) of 25% on soft drinks the price will be increased to $2/litre. The price elasticity of demand for soft drinks is -0.89. How will the increase in the price of soft drinks affect the demand for soft drinks? How much additional revenue will be raised by this tax?
assume that $1 one year from now is worth $0.90 today, and $1 two years from now is worth $0.75 today. Dollars can be bought and sold at these prices. There are no transaction costs.A firm anticipates that it will have a surplus of dollars one year from now but a shortage two years from now. The present value of the surplus of dollars that is forecast for one year from now is $2,000. What is the amount of the surplus in terms of dollars available in one year?
In this exercise, we develop a model for the growth rate G, in thousands of dollars per year, in sales of a product as a function of the sales level s, in thousands of dollars.† The model assumes that there is a limit to the total amount of sales that can be attained. In this situation, we use the term unattained sales for the difference between this limit and the current sales level. For example, if we expect sales to grow to 4 thousand dollars in the long run, then 4 − s gives the unattained sales. The model states that the growth rate G is proportional to the product of the sales level s and the unattained sales. Assume that the constant of proportionality is 0.8 and that the sales grow to 2 thousand dollars in the long run. (a) Find a formula for unattained sales.(b) Write an equation that shows the proportionality relation for G.G =
The following table presents sales forecasts for Golden Gelt Giftware. The unit price is $40. The unit cost of the giftware is $25. Year Unit Sales 1 22,000 2 30,000 3 14,000 4 5,000 Thereafter 0 It is expected that net working capital will amount to 20% of sales in the following year. For example, the store will need an initial (Year 0) investment in working capital of 0.20 × 22,000 × $40 = $176,000. Plant and equipment necessary to establish the giftware business will require an additional investment of $200,000. This investment will be depreciated using MACRS and a 3-year life. After 4 years, the equipment will have an economic and book value of zero. The firm’s tax rate is 30%. The discount rate is 20%. Use the MACRS depreciation schedule. a. What is the net present value of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
A maker of mechanical systems can reduce product recalls by 25% if it purchases new packaging equipment. The cost of the new equipment is expected to be $40,000 four years from now. How much could the company afford to spend now, instead of 4 years from now, if it uses a minimum attractive rate of return of 12% per year?
quick computing currently sells 7 million computer chips each year at a price of $12 per chip. It is about to introduce a new chip, and it forecasts annual sales of 22 million of these improved chips at a price of $15 each. However, demand for the old chip will decrease, and sales of the old chip are expected to fall to 1 million per year. The old chips cost $6 each to manufacture, and the new ones will cost $10 each. What is the proper cash flow to use to evaluate the present value of the introduction of the new chip?
The average seling price of a new vehicle in the United States last year was $64, 470. If the average price ten years earlier was $54, 700, what was the annual increase/decrease in the selling price over this time period?
A firm is considering a new inventory system that will cost $120,000. The system is expected to generate positive cash flows over the next four years in the amounts of $35,000 in year 1, $55,000 in year 2, $65,000 in year 3, and $40,000 in year 4. The firm’s required rate of return is 9%. What is the payback period of this project? 1.95 years 2.46 years 2.99 years 3.10 years Based on the information from Question 47. What is the net present value (NPV) of the project? $28,830.29 $30,929.26 $36,931.43 $39,905.28 Based on the information from Question 47, what is the internal rate of return (IRR) of this project? 14.03% 17.56% 19.26% 21.78% Based on the information from Question 47, what is the profitability index (PI) of this project? 0.87 1.11 1.31 1.83.
Suppose natural gas experiences a 1.8% increase per year in real terms over the foreseeable future. The cost of a 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas is now $7.50. Solve, a. What will be the cost in real terms of 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 22 years? b. If the general price inflation rate (e.g., the CPI) for the next 22 years is expected to average 3.2% per year, what will a 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas cost in actual dollars 22 years from now?
Assume the company expects to sell 5 million packages ofPop-Tarts Gone Nutty! in the first year after introductionglobally, but expects that 80 per cent of those sales willcome from buyers who would normally purchase existingPop-Tart flavours (that is, they will be cannibalised sales).Assuming the sales of regular Pop-Tarts are normally 300million packs per year and that the company will incur anincrease in fixed costs of €500,000 during the first year tolaunch Gone Nutty!, will the new product be profitable for the company? Refer to the discussion of cannibalisa-tion in Appendix 2: Marketing by the Numbers for an ex-planation regarding how to conduct the analysis
If the Rhine Company ignores the possibility that other firms may enter its market, it should set a price of $10,000 for its product, which is a power tool. But if it does so, other firms will begin to enter the market. During the next two years it will earn $4 million per year, but in the following two years it will earn $1 million per year. On the other hand, if it sets a price of $7,000, it will earn $2.5 million in each of the next four years because no entrants will appear. If the interest rate is 8 percent, should the Rhine Company set a price of $7,000 or $10,000? a. NPV $10.0M for $7,000 price b. NPV $10.0M for $10,000 price c. NPV $7.3M for $7,000 price d. NPV $8.7M for $10,000 price