The Brisbane Manufacturing Company produces a single model of a CD player. Each
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The Brisbane Manufacturing Company produces a single model of a CD player. Each player is sold for $193 with a resulting contribution margin of $80. Brisbane's management is considering a change in its quality control system. Currently, Brisbane spends $42,000 a year to inspect the CD players. An average of 1,900 units turn out to be defective - 1,520 of them are detected in the inspection process and are repaired for $80. If a defective CD player is not identified in the inspection process, the customer who receives it is given a full refund of the purchase price. Competitors are expected to improve their quality control systems in the future, so if Brisbane does not improve its system, sales volume is expected to fall by 500 CD players a year for the next four years. In other words, it will fall by 500 units in the first year, 1,000 units in the second year, etc.. The proposed quality control system involves the purchase of an x-ray machine for $290,000. The machine would last for four years and would have salvage value at that time of $18,000. Brisbane would also spend $790,000 immediately to train workers to better detect and repair defective units. Annual inspection costs would increase by $22,000. This new control system would reduce the number of defective units to 390 per year. 335 of these defective units would be detected and repaired at a cost of $42 per unit. Customers who still received defective players would be given a refund equal to one-and-a-fourth times the purchase price. Assuming a discount rate of 6%, what is the net present value if Brisbane replaces its current system?
Explanation / Answer
Net present value if the current system is replaced:
As the net present value oof the current system is negative. So Brisbane should not select the current system
year Particulars Cash inflow/(outflow) Discounting factor Present value 0 Purchase of machine (290000) 1 (290000) 0 Training exp (790000) 1 (790000) 4 Salvage value of machine 18000 0.79 14220 1-4 inspection cost 22000 p.a. 3.47 76340 1-4 additional revenue of Reduced defective units (1900-390) 1510*$80 3.47 419176 1-4 Reduced payment to defective units (390-335)*193*3/4 7861.25 3.47 27278.54 1 Saving of loss of sales 500*$80 0.94 37600 2 Saving of loss of sales 1000*$80 0.89 71200 3 Saving of loss of sales 1500*$80 0.84 100800 4 Saving of loss of sales 2000*$80 0.79 126400 Net present value (206985.46)Related Questions
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