You are a manager at Percolated 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 $15.4 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 9 N 35 35 21 21 Earnings forecast Sales revenue - Cost of goods sold Gross profit - General, sales and administrative expenses - Depreciation Net operating profit - Income tax Net profit 14 1.232 35 21 14 1.232 1.54 11.228 3.368 7.86 14 1.232 1.54 11.228 3.368 7.86 10 35 21 14 1.232 1.54 11.228 3.368 7.86 1.54 11.228 3.368 7.86 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 o), which is what the accounting department recommended. They also calculated the depreciation assuming no salvage value for the equipment, which is the company's assumption in this case. The report concludes that because the project will increase earnings by $7.860 million per year for ten years, the project is worth $78.60 million. You think back to your glory days in finance class and realise there is more work to be done! First, you note that the consultants have not factored in the fact that the project will require $8.7 million in net working capital up front (year o), which will be fully recovered in year 10. Next, you see they have attributed $1.232 million of selling, general and administrative expenses to the project, but you know that $0.616 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! a. Given the available information, what are the free cash flows in years 0 to 10 that should be used to evaluate the proposed project? b. If the cost of capital for this project is 15%, what is your estimate of the value of the new project? a. The free cash flow for year 0 is $ 24.1 million. (Round to three decimal places.) The free cash flow for years 1 to 9 is $ 9.831 million. (Round to three decimal places.) The free cash flow for year 10 is $ 18.531 million. (Round to three decimal places.) b. If the cost of capital for this project is 15%, the value of project is $ 27.390 million. (Round to three decimal places.) You should accept the project. (Choose the best answer from the drop down menu.)