Problem 11-7 New-Project Analysis

The president of the company you work for has asked you to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new chromatograph for the firms R&D department The equipment's basic price is $190,000, and it would cost another $47,500 to modify it for special use by your firm. The chromatograph, which falls into the MACRS 3-year class, would be sold after 3 years for $47,500. Use of the equipment would require an increase in net working capital (spare parts inventory) of $11,400. The machine would have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $57,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%.

What is the Year-0 net cash flow? If the answer is negative, use minus sign. $

What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Year 1	$
Year 2	$
Year 3	$

What is the additional (nonoperating) cash flow in Year 3? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $

If the project's cost of capital is 14%, should the chromatograph be purchased?