Assume that you work for Federal Express (FDX) and are evaluating the purchase of a robot to be used in the Memphis terminal. The base price for the robot is $140,000 and it would cost an additional $30,000 to modify it for FDX's special use. The robot will be placed on the MACRS 3-year class life and would be sold after 3 years for $60,000. The robot would require an $8,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The increase in net operating working capital will be recovered fully when the robot is salvaged. The project would have no effect on revenues, but is expected to save FDX $60,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. FDX's marginal federal plus state tax rate in Tennessee is 27.5%. Assuming a 12%, WACC for FDX, should the robot be purchase and installed? Estimate the Initial Cash Flows, Operating Cash Flows and Terminal Cash Flows, and determine the NPV for the project and the IRR for the project. Please set this problem up in your own Excel Spreadsheet. Your spreadsheet should us the following format: Depreciation Schedule:3-year class life, assuming half year convention Initial Basis Year Dep Rate Depreciation Adj Basis 1 0.33 2 0.45 3 0.15 4 0.07 Initial Cash Flows at t = 0: CAPEX is total initial capital cost and NOWC is the net increase in working capital Price Modification CAPEX ^NOWC Initial investment outlay -8,000 Robot's operating cash flows: Year CFBT Depreciation Taxable Income Taxes@27.5% 1 60,000 2 60,000 60,000 * Since the tax code no longer allows operating loss carry back, the lowest a firms can be in a given year is zero (0). 0 ** Operating losses may be carried forward, thus reducing taxes in year 3 are: ($34,500- $16,500)*0.275=$4,950 Robor's Terminal cash flows at 1 = 3: Salvage value Tax on salvage value $60,000 Recovery of NOWC 8,000 CEAT **Tax on Salvage (Salvage value-Adjusted Basis)0.275 NPV=$ IRR= % Should your firm purchase or reject the new machine