Tannen Industries is considering an expansion. The necessary equipment would be purchased for $11 million and will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase, and the expansion would require an additional $3 million investment in net operating working capital. The tax rate is 25%.

a. What is the initial investment outlay after bonus depreciation is considered? Write out your answer completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer as a positive value.

b. The company spent and expensed $20,000 on research related to the project last year. Would this change your answer? Explain.

c. Suppose the company plans to use a building that it owns to house the project. The building could be sold for $3 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would that fact affect your answer?