MVP, Inc., has produced rodeo supplies for over 20 years. The company currently has a debtequity ratio of 50% and is in the 40% tax bracket. The required return on the firms levered equity is 16%. The company is planning to expand its production capacity. The equipment to be purchased is expected to generate the unlevered cash flows given in the table below. The company has arranged a debt issue of $8.7 million to partially finance the expansion. Under the loan, the company would pay interest of 9% at the end of each year on the outstanding debt balance at the beginning of the year. The company would also make year-end principal payments of $2,900,000 per year, completely retiring the issue by the end of the third year. Use the adjusted present value (APV) method and find whether the company should proceed with the expansion or not?

Debt-equity ratio	0.50
Tax rate	40%
Cost of levered equity	16%
Year 0 cash flow	$ -15,100,000
Year 1 cash flow	$ 5,400,000
Year 2 cash flow	$ 8,900,000
Year 3 cash flow	$ 8,600,000
Debt issue	$ 8,700,000
Debt interest rate	9%