"Annual savings from Project X include a reduction in ten clerical employees with annual salaries of $15,000 each, $8,000 from reduced production delays, $12,000 from lost sales due to inventory stock-outs, and $3,000 in reduced utility costs.

Project X costs $250,000 and will be depreciated over a five-year period using straight-line depreciation. Incremental expenses of the system include two new operators with annual salaries of $40,000 each and operating expenses of $12,000 per year. The firm tax rate is 34 percent."

a.Find Project X%u2019s initial cash outlay.

b.Find the project%u2019s operating cash flows over the five-year period.

c.If the project%u2019s required return is 12 percent, should it beimplemented?

implemented?