Tannen Industries is considering an expansion. The necessary evoment would be purchased for $16 million, and the expansion would require an additional $1 million investment in net operating working capital. The tax rate is 40% a. What is the initial investment outlay? Write out your answer completely. For example, 11 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 experised $20,000 on research related to the project last year. Would this change your answer? Explain. 1. No, last year's expenditure is considered a sunk cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis . Yes, the cost of research an incremental cash flow and should be included in the analysis. III. Yes, but only the tax effect of the research expenses should be included in the analysis 1. No, last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's Me. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay V. No, last year's expenditures considered an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be induded in the analytus. e. The company plans to use a building it owns to house the project. The building could be sold for 3 million after tax and real estate communion. How would that fact offect your 1. The potential of the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible after tax sale price must be charged against the project as a cost . The potential elect the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible before tax cale price must be charged cost III. The potential of the building represents an externality and therefore should not be charged against the project T The potential of the building represents a real option and therefore should be charged against the project The potential of the building represents a real option and therefore should not be charged against the project Elect