par. Your company has been approached to bid on a contract to sell 5,000 voice recognition (VR)computer keyboards a year for four years. Due to technological improvements, beyond that timethey will be outdated and no sales will be possible. The equipment necessary for the productionwill cost $3.5 million and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis to a zero salvage value.Production will require an investment in net working capital of $415,000 which will be returned atthe end of the project, and the equipment can be sold for $345,000 at the end of production.Fixed costs are $590,000 per year, and variable costs are $79 per unit. In addition to thecontract, you feel your company can sell 12,200, 14,300, 18,300, and 10,800 additional units tocompanies in other countries over the next four years, respectively, at a price of $181. This price isfixed. The tax rate is 24 percent, and the required return is 12 percent. Additionally, the presidentof the company will undertake the project only if it has an NPV of $100,000. What bid priceshould you set for the contract?Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.,32.16.Bid price

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