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1) Life Period of the Equipment = 4 years 8) Sales for first year (1) $ 200,000 2) New equipment cost $ (200,000) 9) Sales

1) Life Period of the Equipment = 4 years 8) Sales for first year (1) $ 200,000
2) New equipment cost $ (200,000) 9) Sales increase per year 5%
3) Equipment ship & install cost $ (35,000) 10) Operating cost: $ (120,000)
4) Related start up cost $ (5,000) (60 Percent of Sales) -60%
5) Inventory increase $ 25,000 11) Depreciation (Straight Line)/YR $ (60,000)
6) Accounts Payable increase $ 5,000 12) Tax rate 35%
7) Equip. Salvage Value Estimated $ 15,000 13) Cost of Capital (WACC) 10%
End of Year 4 (fully depreciated )

(a) Estimate NPV, IRR and Payback Period of the project if the Marginal
Corporate Tax is reduced to 20%. Would you accept or reject the project?
Assume Straight-Line Depreciation.
(b) Estimate NPV, IRR and Payback Period of the project if Equipment is fully
depreciated in first year and tax rate is reduced to 20%. Would you
accept or reject the project?
( c) As a CFO of the firm, which of the above two scenarios (a) or (b)
would you choose? Why?

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