Problem 12.08 Question 3 of 5 Check My Work (3 remaining) Click here to read the eBook: Analysis of an Expansion Project NEW PROJECT ANALYSIS You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $260,000, and it would cost another $39,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class and would be sold after 3 years for $117,000. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The equipment would require a $6,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $30,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. a. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year O project cash flow? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. -305000 b. What are the project's annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to the nearest cent. In Year 1 $ 37676 In Year 2 $ 44540 In Year 3 $ 27380 c. If the WACC is 10%, should the spectrometer be purchased? No