3. Analysis of an expansion project Companies invest in expansion projects with the expectation of increasing the earnings of its business Consider the case of McFann Co.: McFann Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs: Unit Sales Sales price Variable cost per unit Fixed operating costs except deprecation Accelerated depreciation rate Year 1 4,800 $22.33 $9.45 $32,500 Year 2 5,100 $23.45 $10.85 $33,450 Year 3 5,000 $23.85 $11.95 $34,950 Year 4 5,120 $24.45 $12.00 $34,875 33% 45% 15% 7% This project will require an investment of $20,000 in new equipment. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project's four year life. McFann pays a constant tax rate of 40%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project's net present value (NPV) would be when using accelerated depreciation, Determine what the project's not present value (NPV) would be when using accelerated depreciation 545,518 $35,623 $39,581 O $47,497 Now determine what the project's NPV would be when using straight-line depreciation Using the depreciation method will result in the highest NPV for the project No other firm would take on this project if McFann turns it down. How much should McFann reduce the NPV of this project if it discovered that this project would reduce one of its division's net after-tax cash flows by $700 for each year of the four-year project? $1,629 O $2,389 O $1,303 O $2,172 The project will require an initial investment of $20,000, but the project will also be using a company-owned truck that is not currently being wted. This truck could be sold for $9,000, after taxes, if the project is rejected. What should McFann do to take this information into account? Increase the amount of the initiat investment by $9,000. Increase the NPV of the project by $9,000 The company does not need to do anything with the value of the truck because the truck is a sunk cost. OOO