Bill plans to quit his current job to open a do-it-yourself dog bathing center for 5 years. The bathing equipment will cost $160,000. Bill has already spent $3,000 in researching the project. He expects the operating revenue to be $130,000 per year and the operating expense to be $20,000 per year. After 5 years, he can sell the equipment in the market for $5,000. The center will need a constant level of $2,000 net working capital over its 5-year life. Bill will use straight-line depreciation for tax purposes and will depreciate the equipment toward zero over the 5 years. Interest expense is $8,000 per year. Bills salary from his current job is a constant $50,000 (after taxes) every year. If Bill takes on the bathing center project, he has to quit his current job. The tax rate is 40% and the discount rate is 12%.

a) What are the cash flows of the do-it-yourself dog bathing center for the first 5 years?

b) What is the NPV of this project?

c) Should Bill quit his job and take the project?