You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing. Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants $1.3 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $18 million on new equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following estimates (in millions of dollars):

	1	2	. . .	9	10
Sales revenue	26.000	26.000		26.000	26.000
minusCost of goods sold	15.600	15.600		15.600	15.600
equals=Gross profit	10.400	10.400		10.400	10.400
minusGeneral, sales, and administrative expenses	1.440	1.440		1.440	1.440
minusDepreciation	1.800	1.800		1.800	1.800
equals=Net operating income	7.1600	7.1600		7.1600	7.1600
minusIncome tax	2.506	2.506		2.506	2.506
equals=Net income	4.654	4.654		4.654	4.654

of the estimates in the report seem correct. You note that the consultants used straight-line depreciation for the new equipment that will be purchased today (year 0), which is what the accounting department recommended for financial reporting purposes. CRA allows a CCA rate of 30% on the equipment for tax purposes. The report concludes that because the project will increase earnings by $4.654 million per year for ten years, the project is worth $46.54 million. You think back to your glory days in finance class and realize there is more work to be done!

First you note that the consultants have not factored in the fact that the project will require $8 million in working capital up front (year 0), which will be fully recovered in year 10. Next you see they have attributed $1.44 million of selling, general and administrative expenses to the project, but you know that $0.72 million of this amount is overhead that will be incurred even if the project is not accepted. Finally, you know that accounting earnings are not the right thing to focus on!

b. If the cost of capital for this project is 9%, what is your estimate of the value of the new project?