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

$1.6

million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the

$22

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	30.000	30.000		30.000	30.000
Cost of goods sold	18.000	18.000		18.000	18.000
=Gross profit	12.000	12.000		12.000	12.000
General, sales, and administrative expenses	1.760	1.760		1.760	1.760
Depreciation	2.200	2.200		2.200	2.200
=Net operating income	8.0400	8.0400		8.0400	8.0400
Income tax	2.814	2.814		2.814	2.814
=Net income	5.226	5.226		5.226	5.226

All 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

$5.226

million per year for ten years, the project is worth

$52.26

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

$14

million in working capital up front (year 0), which will be fully recovered in year 10. Next you see they have attributed

$1.76

million of selling, general and administrative expenses to the project, but you know that

$0.88

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?