Problem 22-06 Management of TSC, Inc. is evaluating a new $77,000 investment with the following estimated cash flows: The NPV of the investment is $ Should the firm make the investment? The firm's cost of capital is 12 percent and the project will require that the firm spend $22,000 to terminate the project. Use Appendix B to answer the question. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. The firm should + 16024 Year 1 2 3 4 make the investment. Cash Flow $ 5,000 29,000 44,000 61,000

Management of TSC, Inc. is evaluating a new $77,000 investment with the following estimated cash flows: The firm's cost of capital is 12 percent and the project will require that the firm spend $22,000 to terminate the project. Use Appendi B to answer the question. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. The NPV of the investment is $ (3. Should the firm make the investment? The firm make the investment. Interest Factors for the Present Value of One Dollar \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \begin{tabular}{l} Time: \\ Period \\ (c.9. \\ year) \end{tabular} & 14 & 25 & 35 & 4k & 5% & 6% & x & 8% & 9% & 10% & 12% & 14% & 15% & 16% & 18% & 20% & 240 & 28% \\ \hline 1 & 990 & .980 & 971 & .962 & 952 & 943 & 935 & 926 & 917 & .909 & .893 & .877 & .870 & 862 & 847 & 833 & .806 & .781 \\ \hline 2 & 980 & .961 & .943 & 925 & 907 & .890 & 873 & .857 & 842 & 826 & .797 & .769 & .756 & .743 & .718 & .694 & .650 & .610 \\ \hline 3 & 971 & .942 & .915 & 889 & 864 & 840 & .816 & .794 & 772 & .751 & .712 & .675 & .658 & 641 & .609 & .579 & 524 & .477 \\ \hline 4 & 961 & .924 & 889 & 855 & 823 & .792 & .763 & .735 & .708 & .683 & .636 & .592 & .572 & .552 & .516 & .482 & .423 & .373 \\ \hline 5 & .951 & 906 & .863 & 822 & 784 & .747 & .713 & .681 & .650 & .621 & .567 & .519 & .497 & .476 & .437 & .402 & .341 & 291 \\ \hline 6 & .942 & 888 & .838 & 790 & .746 & .705 & .666 & .630 & .596 & .564 & .507 & .456 & .432 & .410 & 370 & .335 & .275 & .227 \\ \hline 7 & 933 & 871 & .813 & .760 & 711 & .665 & .623 & .583 & 547 & .513 & 452 & .400 & .376 & .354 & 314 & 279 & .222 & .178 \\ \hline 8 & .923 & 853 & .789 & 731 & 677 & .627 & .582 & .540 & .502 & .467 & 404 & .351 & .327 & 305 & .266 & .233 & .179 & .139 \\ \hline 9 & 914 & 837 & .766 & 703 & .645 & .592 & .544 & .500 & .460 & .424 & 361 & .308 & .284 & .263 & 226 & .194 & .144 & .108 \\ \hline 10 & 905 & 820 & .744 & .676 & .614 & .558 & .508 & .463 & .422 & .386 & .322 & .270 & .247 & .227 & .191 & .162 & .116 & .085 \\ \hline 11 & .896 & .804 & .722 & .650 & 585 & .527 & 475 & .429 & .388 & .350 & .287 & .237 & .215 & .195 & .162 & .135 & .094 & .066 \\ \hline 12 & 887 & 788 & .701 & .625 & 557 & .497 & .444 & .397 & .356 & .319 & .257 & 208 & .187 & .168 & .137 & .112 & .076 & .052 \\ \hline 13 & .879 & 773 & .681 & .601 & .530 & .469 & .415 & .368 & .326 & .290 & .229 & .182 & .163 & .145 & .116 & .093 & .061 & .040 \\ \hline 14 & 870 & 758 & .661 & 577 & .505 & .442 & 388 & .340 & .299 & .263 & .205 & .160 & .141 & .125 & .099 & .078 & .049 & .032 \\ \hline 15 & .861 & .743 & .642 & .555 & .481 & .417 & 362 & .315 & .275 & 239 & .183 & 140 & .123 & .108 & .084 & .065 & .040 & .025 \\ \hline 16 & 853 & 728 & .623 & .534 & .458 & .394 & 339 & .292 & .252 & .218 & .163 & .123 & .107 & .093 & .071 & .054 & .032 & .019 \\ \hline 17 & 844 & 714 & .605 & .513 & .436 & 371 & .317 & 270 & 231 & .198 & .146 & .108 & .093 & .080 & .060 & .045 & .026 & .015 \\ \hline 18 & 836 & 700 & 587 & 494 & .416 & .350 & .296 & .250 & .212 & .180 & .130 & .095 & .081 & .069 & .051 & .038 & .021 & .012 \\ \hline 19 & 828 & 686 & 570 & .475 & 396 & .331 & .276 & .232 & .194 & .164 & .116 & .083 & .070 & .060 & .043 & .031 & .017 & .009 \\ \hline 20 & 820 & 673 & .554 & .456 & 377 & .312 & .258 & .215 & .178 & .149 & .104 & .073 & .061 & .051 & .037 & .026 & .014 & .007 \\ \hline 25 & 780 & .610 & .478 & .375 & .295 & 233 & .184 & .146 & .116 & .092 & .059 & .038 & .030 & .024 & .016 & .010 & .005 & .002 \\ \hline 30 & .742 & 552 & .412 & 308 & .231 & .174 & .131 & .099 & .075 & .057 & .033 & 020 & .015 & 012 & .007 & .004 & .002 & .001 \\ \hline \end{tabular}