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SHOW EXCEL FORMULAS THAT EXPLAIN HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via tank car. Currently it

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Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via tank car. Currently it plans to add two additional tank cars to its fleet four years from now.However, a proposed plant expansion will requireMersey's transport division to add these two additional tank cars in

3 years' time rather than in 4 years. The current cost of a tank car is $1.9 million, and this cost is expected to remain constant.Also, while tank cars will lastindefinitely, they will be depreciatedstraight-line over afive-year life for tax purposes. SupposeMersey's tax rate is

20%. When evaluating the proposedexpansion, what incremental free cash flows should be included to account for the need to accelerate the purchase of the tankcars? Show incremental CFC for Year 1 to Year 10 (rounded to two decimal places).

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