Problem $12-10$ Change in NWC $($LG$12-3)$

You are evaluating a project for The Farstroke golf club, guaranteed to correct that nasty slice. You estimate the sales price of The Farstroke to be $$480$ per unit and sales volume to be $1,000$ units in year $1$;$900$ units in year $2$; and $1,325$ units in year $3.$ The project has a $3-$year life. Variable costs amount to $$265$ per unit and fixed costs are $$100,000$ per year. The project requires an Initial investment of $$189,000$ in assets, which can be depreciated using bonus depreciation. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year $3$ is expected to be $$43,000.$ NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately $30$ percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is $21$ percent and the required return on the project is $12$ percent.

What change in NWC occurs at the end of year $1?$

Note: Enter a decrease as a negative amount using a minus sign.

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Decrease of