Colex wishes to bid on a contract that is expected to yield after-tax net cash flows of $25,000 in year 1, $30,000 in year 2, an
d $35,000 per year in years 3-8. To obtain the contract, Colex will need to invest $110,000 to reconfigure a packaging system, $20,000 (after-tax) to retrain current employees, and $15,000 (after-tax) on an environmental impact study that is required to be completed on acceptance of the contract. What is the project’s internal rate of return?a. 14.9%b. 16.2%c. 16.7%d. 14.1%
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Answer:
d.the company is precisely breaking even.
Explanation:
Margin of safety is referred to current sales - Break even sales ratio to current sales as a percentage.
Basically it is quoted as follows:
Therefore, when the current sales = Break even sales then only the company will have margin of safety = 0
Thus, at 0 margin of safety the company basically is at no profit no loss situation, that is break even.