You are bidding on a contract to supply 100,000 scarves per year for the next 3 years. To pursue this project, you must purchase $10,000 in new equipment today, which you will depreciate straight-line to zero over 3 years. The cost to you is $5.00 per scarf plus $20,000 per year in fixed costs. The project requires no additional net working capital investment and there is no salvage value for the equipment you will purchase. You have a required return of 10% on this project. Your marginal tax rate is 30%. What should your bid price be?
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