Problem 10-13 NPV and Bonus Depreciation L01

Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.37 million. The fixed asset qualifies for 100 percent bonus depreciation in the first year. The project is estimated to generate $1,755,000 in annual sales, with costs of $656,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $340,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $315,000 at the end of the project.

a. If the tax rate is 24 percent, what is the projects Year 0 net cash flow? Year 1? Year 2? Year 3? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.)

b. If the required return is 9 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to two decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89.)

a. year 0 cash flow _______________

a. year 1 cash flow ________________

a. year 2 cash flow _______________

a. year 3 cash flow _________________

b. NPV