Instructions
Expected Commercial Value (ECV) Calculator V.05
The ECV Calculator provides a quick estimate of a project's commercial viability. It is not meant to be the only decision tool when evaluating the desirability of a project. It does provide insight as to whether a project warrants further review and justification as well as point to potential issues.
Instructions:
The following information is needed to perform this project analysis:
* Cost of Capital (Discount Rate) the company experiences.
* Estimated Unit Sales Price
* Estimated Development cost of the project
* Launch and Marketing Costs for a 10 year period
* Forecast of Unit Sales for a 10 year period
* Estimate of technical success probability
* Estimate of commercial success probability
This data is completed in the rows with Blue Titles on the Input Tab. Cells with "Green" text are calculated and should not be overwritten.
1) Enter values for Probabilities & Cost of Capital in the first table on the Input tab
2) Enter values for Development Costs, Launch Costs, and Estimate Unit Sales in the second table on the Input tab
Estimated Commercial Value of project will be displayed at top of the Input tab and on the Output tab. The Output tab also displays the Expense / Revenue Chart .
Support
Dr. George J. Gannage Jr.
Strayer University
[email protected]