14. The following information is available about an investment opportunity. Investment will occur at year 0 and sales will occur 0 from year 1 to year 8. Use a nominal discount rate, calculated as in = (1 + i)(1 + p) - 1, where ip is the real discount rate, and p is expected inflation. $28 million 400,000 $60.00 $42.00 8 years Initial cost Unit sales Selling price per unit, this year Variable cost per unit, this year Life expectancy Salvage value Depreciation Tax rate Real discount rate Inflation rate $0 Straight-line 37% 10.0% 0.0% a. Prepare a spreadsheet to estimate the project's annual after-tax cash flows. b. Calculate the investment's internal rate of return and its net present value assuming zero inflation. c. How do the internal rate of return and net present value change when you assume an inflation rate of 8 percent per year in price and variable cost per unit? d. How do you explain the fact that inflation causes the internal rate of return to increase and the NPV to decrease? e. Does inflation make this investment more attractive or less attractive? Why? 14. The following information is available about an investment opportunity. Investment will occur at year 0 and sales will occur 0 from year 1 to year 8. Use a nominal discount rate, calculated as in = (1 + i)(1 + p) - 1, where ip is the real discount rate, and p is expected inflation. $28 million 400,000 $60.00 $42.00 8 years Initial cost Unit sales Selling price per unit, this year Variable cost per unit, this year Life expectancy Salvage value Depreciation Tax rate Real discount rate Inflation rate $0 Straight-line 37% 10.0% 0.0% a. Prepare a spreadsheet to estimate the project's annual after-tax cash flows. b. Calculate the investment's internal rate of return and its net present value assuming zero inflation. c. How do the internal rate of return and net present value change when you assume an inflation rate of 8 percent per year in price and variable cost per unit? d. How do you explain the fact that inflation causes the internal rate of return to increase and the NPV to decrease? e. Does inflation make this investment more attractive or less attractive? Why