Question:
Arkoo Ltd (Arkoo) is planning to invest GH¢5 million in its sound engineering studio with a life span of 10 years. Arkoo charges GH¢5.50 for every compact disc (CD) produced with an associated cost of GH¢4.80. The company plans to produce 8,700,000 CDs each year. Arkoo evaluates all investment opportunities against a discount factor of 21%.

Required:
i) Determine whether the project is viable or not using the Net Present Value (NPV) method.
ii) Calculate the percentage by which the following conditioning factors of Arkoo must change
in order for NPV to be zero.

  • Selling price (3 marks)
  • Variable cost (3 marks)

  • Sales Volume (3 marks)
  • Initial investment (3 marks)

Assessing the Project Using NPV:
NPV Calculation:

Total NPV = GH¢19,689,335
Therefore, the NPV is positive, which indicates that the project is viable.

Or

(3 marks)

ii)