1. Your company is considering a new project that will require $955,000 million of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 9 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $154,000 using straight-line depreciation. Neither bonus depreciation nor Section 179 expensing will be used. The cost of capital is 12 percent, and the firms tax rate is 21 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

2. KADS, Inc. has spent $360,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $160,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $46,000. The machine has an expected life of three years, a $71,000 estimated resale value, and falls under the MACRS seven-year class life. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $560,000 per year, with costs of $210,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 21 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 13 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $80,000 at the beginning of the project. What will the cash flows for this project be?

3. You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $70,000. The truck falls into the MACRS 3-year class, is not eligible for either bonus depreciation or Section 179 expensing, and it will be sold after three years for $19,300. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $1,300. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $23,900 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firms marginal tax rate is 21 percent. What will the cash flows for this project be?

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