EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With over 1.6 million pounds of non-degradable disposable diapers finding their way into garbage dumps across America, many Americans are turning toward a more environmentally safe diaper for their babies to avoid the continued build-up of non-degradable diapers. Americans spend approximately $2.7 billion dollars per year for disposable diapers, but that number has been shrinking due to the encroachment of cloth diapers and delivery services with an estimated $400 million in sales each year. Needless to …showed first 75 words of 4152 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4152 total…The investment costs for the manufacturing equipment are shown in the capital requirements table. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS Capital Summary Year 1995 1996 1997 Initial Capital $0 $0 $0 Net Capital $0 1,111 3,989 Testing Equipment No. Units 18,400 53,875 108,875 TE/Unit 12,000 12,000 12,000 TE Cap $161 $161 $161 TE Cap Req. $247 $721 $1,460 New TE Cap $247 $474 $739 Assembly Equipment No. Units 18,400 53,875 108,875 AE/Unit 12,000 12,000 12,000 AE Cap $403 $403 $403 AE Cap Req. $617 $2,764 $3,655 New AE Cap $617 $2,147 $891 Packaging Equipment No. Units 18,400 53,875 108,875 PE/Unit 12,000 12,000 12,000 PE Cap $242 $242 $242 PE Cap Req. $370 $1,084 $2,195 New PE Cap $370 $714 $1,111 Total New Cap $1,234 $3,335 $2,741 Total Capital $1,234 $4,446 $6,730 Depreciation $123 $457 $731 Research & D ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**