Puffy Clouds, a maker of data storage products, is considering adding a new manufacturing facility. The new facility would be housed in an unused building that the firm bought 8 years ago for $5 million; the building is being depreciated over a 20 life to a salvage value of zero. The building can be sold today for $2 million, and the market value of the building is expected to increase at 5% per year going forward. The new facility would require the purchase of $50 million of equipment that would be depreciated straight line to zero over a useful life of 5 years. However, the firm expects this equipment would have a scrap value of $250,000 at the end of its 5-year life. The firm would finance the equipment purchase with a five-year debt issue that would carry an interest rate of 5% p.a. The new facility would add $20 million to annual revenues, which are currently $100 million per year. The higher manufacturing efficiency of the new facility would reduce annual operating costs from 40% of revenues to 35% for both existing and new sales revenues. The new facility would require a $500,000 increase in inventories and create a $100,000 increase in accounts payable, which would be reversed at the end of the project. The firms tax rate is 20% and the required rate of return is 8%.

1. What is the dollar amount of any opportunity costs that must be recognized in estimating the initial cash flow?

2. How should we account for the cash flows associated with the debt issue used to finance the equipment purchase?

3. What are the incremental annual costs (excluding depreciation) that this project would entail?

4. Suppose the firm accepts this project and plans to sell the building at the end of five years. What would be the cash flow from this sale?

5. What are the cash flows associated with changes in working capital at the initial time period?

6. What are the cash flows associated with changes in working capital at the terminal time period?

7. How much are the annual tax savings created by depreciation?