Wilson Co. is considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both require an initial investment of $10,000 at t = 0. Project X has an expected life of 2 years with after-tax cash inflows of $7,000 and $8,500 at the end of Years 1 and 2, respectively. Project Y has an expected life of 4 years with after-tax cash inflows of $4,600 at the end of each of the next 4 years. Each project has a WACC of 11%. What is the equivalent annual annuity of the most profitable project?

a. $1,054.36

b. $1,163.29

c. $1,258.34

d. $1,376.74

e. $1,871.56

Fool Proof Software is considering a new project whose data are shown below. The equipment that would be used has a 3-year tax life, and the allowed depreciation rates for such property are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7% for Years 1 through 4. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 10-year expected life. What is the Year 1 cash flow?

Equipment cost (depreciable basis) $65,000

Sales revenues, each year $60,000

Operating costs (excl. deprec.) $25,000

Tax rate 30.0%

a. $30,258

b. $30,935

c. $31,256

d. $32,048

e. $33,286