You are a consultant who was hired to evaluate a new product line for Markum Enterprises. The up-front investment required to launch the product line is $10 million. The product will generate free cash flow of $750,000 the first year, and this free cash flow is expected to grow at a rate of 4% per year. Markum has an equity cost of capital of 11.3%, a debt cost of capital of 4.33%, and a tax rate of 25%. Markum maintains a debt-equity ratio of 0.40.

a. What is the NPV of the new product line (including any tax shields from leverage)?

b. How much debt will Markum initially take on as a result of launching this product line?

c. How much of the product line’s value is attributable to the present value of interest tax shields?

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