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 ifit 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 $1million 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.Try various discount (interest) rates and draw a conclusion about the timing of profits

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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
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