Gateway Communications is considering a project with an initial fixed asset cost of $2.46 million which will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 10-year life of the project.  -At the end of the project the equipment will be sold for an estimated $300,000. The project will not directly produce any sales but will reduce operating costs by $725,000 a year. -The tax rate is 35 percent. The project will require $45,000 of inventory which will be recovered when the project ends. -Should this project be accepted if the firm requires a 14 percent rate of return? Why or why not?

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Down Under Boomerang, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.52 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,020,000 in annual sales, with costs of $715,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $240,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $290,000 at the end of the project. a. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the project's Year O net cash flow? Year 1? Year 2? Year 3? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. If the required return is 16 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Year 0 cash flow Year 1 cash flow…

Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2,300,000. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life. The project is estimated to generate $2,900,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,910,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $186,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $221,000 at the end of the project. Assume that the tax rate is 21 percent and the required return on the project is 12 percent. a. What are the net cash flows of the project each year? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32. b. What is the NPV of the project? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Year 0 cash flow Year 1 cash flow Year 2 cash flow Year 3 cash flow b.…

Cochrane, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.1 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,150,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,311,236. Required: If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the OCF for this project? (Do not include the dollar sign ($). Enter your answer in dollars(e.g., 1,234,567), not millions of dollars.)

Fox Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs: Unit sales Sales price Variable cost per unit Fixed operating costs This project will require an investment of $15,000 in new equipment. Under the new tax law, the equipment is eligible for 100% bonus deprecation at t = 0, so it will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project's four-year life. Fox pays a constant tax rate of 25%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project's net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law. O $20,571.03 O $27,428.04 O $26,285.20 O $22,856.70 Which of the following most closely approximates what the project's net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law?(Hint: Round your final answer to two decimal places and choose the value that most closely matches your answer.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 3,000 3,250 3,300 $17.25…

Down Under Boomerang, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.64 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,060,000 in annual sales, with costs of $755,000. The tax rate is 22 percent and the required return is 13 percent. What is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV $ 125,767.04

Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2,300,000. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $3,070,000 in annual sales, with costs of $2,090,000. Assume the tax rate is 24 percent and the required return on the project is 11 percent. What is the project's NPV? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Net present value 22,761.70

Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.37 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straightline to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $1,765,000 in annual sales, with costs of $675,000. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required return on the project is 12 percent. What is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89.) \table[[NPV,$,175,547.89

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