1. Nixon Communications is trying to estimate the first-year operating cash flow (at t = 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following information: Projected sales $10 million Operating costs (not including depreciation) $7 million Depreciation $2 million Interest expense $2 million The company faces a 40 percent tax rate. What is the project's for the first year (t = 1)? 2. Carter Air Lines is now in the terminal year of a project. The equipment originally cost $20 million, of which 80 percent has been depreciated. Carter can sell the used equipment today to another airline for $5 million, and its tax rate is 40 percent. What is the equipment's after-tax net salvage value