Acme Company purchases precious metal (Pd) at a cost of $42 per ounce. Acme can resell Pd as is for $45 per ounce or it can process it into gadgets. It takes one ounce of Pd to make one gadget, which Acme can sell for $75 per unit. In addition to the cost of Pd, Acme incurs $16 of additional variable costs to make and sell one gadget. The monthly traceable fixed costs related to producing and selling gadgets include $119,000 of salaries paid to managers, as well as $21,000 of depreciation expense on production equipment that has no resale value. How many gadgets does Acme need to sell each month to break-even on processing Pd into gadgets as opposed to merely reselling Pd as is?

Acme Company is a wholesaler that makes all inventory sales and inventory purchases on account. All of Acme’s accounts payable relate to inventory purchases. During the current month, Acme collects $135,000 of cash from its customers and its accounts receivable balance increases by $5,000. Acme also pays $109,000 of cash to its suppliers of inventory and its accounts payable balance increases by $7,500. Acme’s merchandise inventory balance does not increase or decrease during the month. What is Acme’s gross margin? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount and do not enter a dollar sign or a decimal point (e.g., enter 89, not $89.00).

Acme Company is evaluating an investment in new equipment that requires an initial investment of $60,020, generates annual net cash inflows of $10,000, and produces an internal rate of return of 4%. Acme uses an 8% discount rate to make capital budgeting decisions. What is the estimated useful life of the project? Round to the nearest whole number and do not enter a percent sign or a decimal point (e.g., enter 89, not 89.0% or 0.89).

Acme Company is evaluating a project that requires an initial investment of $96,240 and is expected to generate annual net cash inflows of $20,000 per year for 6 years. The salvage value of the project is uncertain. Acme uses a discount rate of 8% to make capital budgeting decisions. What is the minimum amount of salvage value that would make this project acceptable?

Acme Company purchases new equipment that costs $160,000 and has a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of $10,000. Acme sells the old equipment that is being replaced for $20,000. The payback period for the initial investment in the new equipment is 4 years. What is the simple rate of return on the investment in the new equipment? Round to one decimal place.

A project has a profitability index of 0.32 and the present value of the net cash inflows generated by the project is $18,000. What is the required initial investment for this project? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount and do not enter a dollar sign or a decimal point (e.g., enter 89, not $89.00).

Acme Company is evaluating a project that requires an initial investment of $225,000 and has a useful life of 6 years and a salvage value of $50,000. Acme uses a discount rate of 16% to make capital budgeting decisions. What is the minimum amount of annual net cash inflows that would make this project acceptable? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount.

Acme Company produces and sells three products—P, Q and R. Total annual customer demand is 3,000 units for Product P, 2,000 units for Product Q, and 2,400 units for Product R. The contribution margin per unit is $108 for Produce P, $119 for Product Q, and $95 for Product R. It takes 3.0 machine hours to produce one unit of Product P, 3.5 machine hours to produce one unit of Product Q, and 2.5 machine hours to produce one unit of Product R. Acme’s current capacity is 14,000 machine hours per year. What is the maximum amount that Acme should be willing to pay per machine hour to acquire an additional 1,000 machine hours of capacity?

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Acme Company is evaluating a project that requires an initial investment of $95,610 and is expected to generate annual net cash inflows of $20,000 per year for 6 years. The salvage value of the project is uncertain. Acme uses a discount rate of 8% to make capital budgeting decisions. What is the minimum amount of salvage value that would make this project acceptable?