Gaston Company is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $2,600,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 16%. It uses the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and tax purposes. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: $3,400,000 1,780,000 1,620,000 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $560,000 520,000 1,080,000 $ 540,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: Compute the project's net present value. Net present value Winthrop Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a five-year period. To pursue this opportunity, the company would need to purchase a piece of equipment for $145,000. The equipment would have a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. It would be depreciated for financial reporting and tax purposes using the straight-line method. After careful study, Winthrop estimated the following annual costs and revenues for the new product: Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $280,000 $135,000 $ 73,000 The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 16%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual income tax expense that will arise as a result of this investment. 2. Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.) 1. Annual income tax expense 2. Net present value