You are evaluating a product for your company. You estimate the sales price of product to be $140 per unit and sales volume to be 10,400 units in year 1; 25,400 units in year 2; and 5,400 units in year 3. The project has a 3 year life. Variable costs amount to $65 per unit and fixed costs are $204,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $336,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the 3 year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $44,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 13% of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 21% and the required return on the project is 8%. What will the year 2 free cash flow for this project be?

Compute the NPV for Project X and accept or reject the project with the cash flows shown below if the appropriate cost of capital is 12 percent.

Time:	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cash flow:	-145	-145	0	240	215	190

Compute the Payback statistic for Project X and recommend whether the firm should accept or reject the project with the cash flows shown below if the appropriate cost of capital is 8 percent and the maximum allowable payback is 4 years.

Time:	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cash flow:	-2,500	350	650	850	825	625