Suppose a firm owns a warehouse that it originally purchased for $150,000 using a loan that it currently is paying at $600 per month. The firm is considering a project in which it needs the use of a warehouse and is considering using this warehouse for the project. The firm has determined that the project is acceptable if warehouse costs are $500 per month. The firm also knows that similar warehouses rent for $450 per month (though none are available at the current time to rent). Should the firm undertake the project? Explain why or why not.
The firm should undertake the project, because it will help the firm to recover the investment. If the project is not undertaken, then also, the firm has to pay the $600 per month as a fixed cost. With undertaking of the project, $500 per month will be allocated towards the expenses associated with the warehouse. This $500 per month will be used to recover the investments done towards the purchase of warehouse that is not being used till now. So, $500 towards the cost of warehouse, will be used as a savings if project is undertaken.
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