Part A: Create a spreadsheet to determine whether LMC should enter the competition to become the supplier of transmission housings for Gulf Electric. Calculate the present-worth of ATCF to decide if it is a good investment. Part B:LMC's managers are uneasy about this project, because too many uncertain elements have not been considered in the analysis. Perform a sensitivity analysis for each variable (initial investment, selling price, demand, market value, study period and MARR). Graphically, using a spider plot, investigate the sensitivity of the PW of the BTCF to changes in the above factors. Investigate changes over the interval 20%. To which variable is the project the most sensitive?
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
![Problem #2
Lebanon Metal Company (LMC), a manufacturer of various metal parts, must decide
whether to enter the competition to become the supplier of transmission housings for Gulf
Electric, a company that produces the housings in its own in-house manufacturing To
compete, LMC must purchase a new forge that will cost $ 1 50,000.
If LMC gets the order, it may be able to sell as many as 3,000 units per year to Gulf Electric
for $60 each, and costs will be $15 per unit.
The firm expects that the project will have about five-year product life. The firm also
estimates that the amount ordered by Gulf Electric in the first year will be ordered in each
of the subsequent four years.
The initial investment can be depreciated on a MACRS-GDS basis over a 5-year period, and
the tax-rate is expected to remain 40%. At the end of five years, the forge is expected to
retain a market value of $50,000 at the end of year 5.
LMC's before tax MARR is 15% per year.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe39af7b8-f221-49bf-8550-09c2e8751362%2F348ae586-b86a-4ea9-a796-05dd4282e64e%2Fn93palg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![Part A: Create a spreadsheet to determine whether LMC should enter the competition to
become the supplier of transmission housings for Gulf Electric. Calculate the present-worth
of ATCF to decide if it is a good investment.
Part B:LMC's managers are uneasy about this project, because too many uncertain elements
have not been considered in the analysis. Perform a sensitivity analysis for each variable
(initial investment, selling price, demand, market value, study period and
MARR).
Graphically, using a spider plot, investigate the sensitivity of the PW of the BTCF to changes
in the above factors. Investigate changes over the interval 20%. To which variable is the
project the most sensitive?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe39af7b8-f221-49bf-8550-09c2e8751362%2F348ae586-b86a-4ea9-a796-05dd4282e64e%2Fqkc2pw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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