2. Analysis of an expansion project Companies invest in expansion projects with the expectation of increasing the earnings of its business. Consider the case of Yeatman Co.: Yeatman Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs: Year 1 Year 2 4,000 Year 3 4,200 $40.15 Year 4 4,250 3,500 $38.50 $41.55 Unit sales Sales price Variable cost per unit Fixed operating costs except depreciation Accelerated depreciation rate $22.34 $39.88 $22.85 $37,500 $23.67 $23.87 $37,000 $38,120 $39,560 33% 45% 15% 7% This project will require an investment of $10,000 in new equipment. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project's four-year life. Yeatman pays a constant tax rate of 40%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project's net present value (NPV) would be when using accelerated depreciation. (Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) O $55,756 O $53,432 O $37,170 O $46,463 Now determine what the project's NPV would be when using straight-line depreciation. (Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) The depreciation method will result in the highest NPV for the project. No other firm would take on this project if Yeatman turns it down. How much should Yeatman reduce the NPV of this project if it discovered that this project would reduce one of its division's net after-tax cash flows by $300 for each year of the four-year project? (Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) O $791 O $931 O $559 0 $1,024