Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows Year 1 - $56000 Year 2 - $40000 Year 3 - 30000 Year 4 - 20000 thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 50% of revenues, and the working capital required each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. the product requires an immediate investment of $60000 in plant and equipment 1. What is the initial investment in the product? remember working capital 2.  If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation and the firm's tax rate is 40% what is the project each flows in each year? assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years 3. If the opportunity cost of capital is 12% what is the project's NPV What is the project IRR?

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Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows

Year 1 - $56000

Year 2 - $40000

Year 3 - 30000

Year 4 - 20000

thereafter 0

Expenses are expected to be 50% of revenues, and the working capital required each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. the product requires an immediate investment of $60000 in plant and equipment

1. What is the initial investment in the product? remember working capital

2.  If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation and the firm's tax rate is 40% what is the project each flows in each year? assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years

3. If the opportunity cost of capital is 12% what is the project's NPV

What is the project IRR?

 

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