The owner of Waco Waffle House is considering an expansion of the business. He has identified two alternatives, as follows:

Build a new restaurant near the mall.

Buy and renovate an old building downtown for the new restaurant.

The projected cash flows from these two alternatives are shown below. The owner of the restaurant uses a 8 percent after-tax discount rate.

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Cash Outflow: Net After-Tax Cash Inflows Investment Proposa.l Time e $396, 508 160,500 Years 1-10 Years 11-20 $42,500 Mall restaurant Downtown restaurant $42,500 26,500