Click here to read the eBook: Analysis of an Expansion Project NEW PROJECT ANALYSIS You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $290,000, and it would cost another $43,500 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class and would be sold after years for $72,500. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The equipment would require a $13,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $53,000 per year in before tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. a. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is what is the Year O project cash flow? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign $ b. What are the project's annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 37 Round your answers to the nearest cent. In Year 1$ In Year 25 In Year 3$ c. If the WACC is 10%, should the spectrometer be purchased? -Select