A project requires an initial investment of $100,000 and is expected to produce a cash inflow before tax of $27,200 per year for five years. Company A has substantial accumulated tax losses and is unlikely to pay taxes in the foreseeable future. Company B pays corporate taxes at a rate of 35% and can depreciate the investment for tax purposes using the five-year MACRS tax depreciation schedule. Suppose the opportunity cost of capital is 10%. Ignore inflation.

a. Calculate project NPV for each company. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

	NPV
Company A	$
Company B	$

b-1. What is the IRR of the after-tax cash flows for each company? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

	IRR
Company A	$ %
Company B	$ %

b-2. What does comparison of the IRRs suggest is the effective corporate tax rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

Effective tax rate             %