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I am stumped on all parts of this question. Help is greatly appreciated, thanks Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via

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Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via tank car. Currently, it plans to add two additional tank cars to its fleet four years from now. However, a proposed plant expansion will require Mersey's transport division to add these two additional tank cars in 2 years' time rather than in 4 years. The current cost of a tank car is $2.1 million, and this cost is expected to remain constant. Also, while tank cars will last indefinitely, they will be depreciated straight-line over a five-year life for tax purposes. Suppose Mersey's tax rate is 20%. When evaluating the proposed expansion, what incremental free cash flows should be included to account for the need to accelerate the purchase of the tank cars? Incremental FCF for year 0 is $ million. (Round to two decimal places and outflows as negative values.)

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