Use Exhibit 12B.1 and Exhibit 12B.2 to locate the present value of an annuity of $1, which is the amount to be multiplied times the future annual cash flow amount. Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows. a. Campbell Manufacturing is considering the purchase of a new welding system. The cash benefits will be $480,000 per year. The system costs $3,350,000 and will last 10 years. b. Evee Cardenas is interested in investing in a women's specialty shop. The cost of the investment is $230,000. She estimates that the return from owning her own shop will be $40,000 per year. She estimates that the shop will have a useful life of 6 years. c. Barker Company calculated the NPV of a project and found it to be $63,900. The project's life was estimated to be 8 years. The required rate of return used for the NPV calculation was 10%. The project was expected to produce annual after-tax cash flows of $135,000. Required: 1. Compute the NPV for Campbell Manufacturing, assuming a discount rate of 12%. If required, round all present value calculations to the nearest dollar. Use the minus sign to indicate a negative NPV. Should the company buy the new welding system? 2. Conceptual Connection: Assuming a required rate of return of 8%, calculate the NPV for Evee Cardenas' investment. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, round all present value calculations to the nearest dollar. Use the minus sign to indicate a negative NPV. x Should she invest? What if the estimated return was $135,000 per year? Calculate the new NPV for Evee Cardenas' investment. Would this affect the decision? What does this tell you about your analysis? Round to the nearest dollar. The shop X be purchased. This reveals that the decision to accept or reject in this case is affected by differences in estimated 3. What was the required investment for Barker Company's project? Round to the nearest dollar. If required, round all present value calculations to the nearest dollar. Follow the format shown in Exhibit 12B.1 and Exhibit 12B.2 as you complete the requirements below. Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows. a. Cuenca Company is considering the purchase of new equipment that will speed up the process for producing flash drives. The equipment will cost $7,200,000 and have a life of 5 years with no expected salvage value. The expected cash flows associated with the project follow: Year Cash Revenues Cash Expenses $8,000,000 $6,000,000 1 2 8,000,000 6,000,000 3 8,000,000 6,000,000 4 5 8,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 b. Kathy Shorts is evaluating an investment in an information system that will save $240,000 per year. She estimates that the system will last 10 years. The system will cost $1,248,000. Her company's cost of capital is 10%. c. Elmo Enterprises just announced that a new plant would be built in Helper, Utah. Elmo told its stockholders that the plant has an expected life of 15 years and an expected IRR equal to 25%. The cost of building the plant is expected to be $2,880,000. Required: 1. Calculate the IRR for Cuenca Company. The company's cost of capital is 16%. Round your answer to the nearest percent. % Should the new equipment be purchased? 2. Calculate Kathy Short's IRR. Round your answer to the nearest percent. % Should she acquire the new system? 3. What should be Elmo Enterprises' expected annual cash flow from the plant? Round your answer to the nearest dollar