Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. It can go into production for an initial investment in equipment of $6 million. The equipment will be depreciated straight line over 6 years to a value of zero, but in fact it can be sold after 6 years for $500,000. The firm believes that working capital at each date must be maintained at a level of 10% of next years forecast sales. The firm estimates production costs equal to $1.50 per trap and believes that the traps can be sold for $4 each. Sales forecasts are given in the following table. The project will come to an end in 6 years, when the trap becomes technologically obsolete. The firms tax bracket is 35%, and the required rate of return on the project is 12%. Use the MACRS depreciation schedule.

Year: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thereafter

Sales (millions of traps) 0, 0.5, 0.6, 1.0, 1.0, 0.6, 0.2, 0

***What is project NPV?

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***By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule?

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***Suppose the firm can cut its requirements for working capital in half by using better inventory control systems. By how much will this increase project NPV?

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