3 A new operation requires an initial investment of $48,000 in plant and equipment. It also requires an initial $3,000 increase of inventory, a $1,000 increase of account payable, and a $2,000 increase of account receivable, and. During the 20-year life of operation (from year 1 to year 20). the annual revenues will be $10,000, cash expenses $2,700, depreciation $2,000. The firm is all-equity financed. The operation has the same risk as the average risk of the firm. A comparable firm with a debt-to-equity ratio 0.5 has an equity beta of 1.2. The tax rate is 21%, the risk-free rate is 3.84%, and the market risk premium is 6%. a) What is the cash flow from the changes in working capital in the initial year? What is the annual operating cash flow from year 1 to year 20? b) What is the beta of this firm? What is the appropriate discount rate for this project? c) What is the NPV, IRR, and payback period of the project? Should we launch this operation? 3 A new operation requires an initial investment of $48,000 in plant and equipment. It also requires an initial $3,000 increase of inventory, a $1,000 increase of account payable, and a $2,000 increase of account receivable, and. During the 20-year life of operation (from year 1 to year 20). the annual revenues will be $10,000, cash expenses $2,700, depreciation $2,000. The firm is all-equity financed. The operation has the same risk as the average risk of the firm. A comparable firm with a debt-to-equity ratio 0.5 has an equity beta of 1.2. The tax rate is 21%, the risk-free rate is 3.84%, and the market risk premium is 6%. a) What is the cash flow from the changes in working capital in the initial year? What is the annual operating cash flow from year 1 to year 20? b) What is the beta of this firm? What is the appropriate discount rate for this project? c) What is the NPV, IRR, and payback period of the project? Should we launch this operation