Equipment with a cost of $60 000 will, if acquired, generate annual savings of $30 000 for six

years, at which time it will have no further use or value. The entity has a marginal tax rate of 40 per

cent and requires a 10 per cent rate of return. It uses straight-line depreciation. Ignore inflation.

Required

(a) What is the after-tax cash flow for each year?

(b) What is the NPV of this investment?

(c) What is the payback period?