Whether we can go for a project or not can be decided using cost-benefit analysis and marginal analysis. In the given situation
expected sales dropped from $ 22 million to $ 14 million
cost already incurred in development of product already is $ 16 million
additional cost to be incurred would be $ 10 million
total cost attributable to the project would be $ 26 million
whereas the probable revenue would be $ 14 million
by going ahead with the project would cause a loss of $ 12 million( 26 - 14)
keeping other factors apart from above constant we shouldn't go for the project as it would lead to huge loss.
The company that you manage has already invested $16 million in developing a new product, but...
5. Problems and Applications Q5 The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing a new product, but the development is not quite finished. At a recent meeting, your salespeople report that the introduction of competing products has reduced the expected sales of your new product to $3 million. If it would cost $1 million to finish development and make the product, you should go ahead and do so. The most you should pay to complete development is...
Your company has invested $4 million in developing a new product but the development is not quite finished. In today’s meeting, your salespeople report that the recent introduction of competing products in the market has reduced the expected profits of launching your new product from $10 million to $3 million only. The Research Department reports that it will cost another $1 million to finish the development of this new product. Refer to the case above. Explain whether the following sentences...
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