You have been hired tas a consultatnt for Pristne Urban-Tech Zither, Inc (PUTZ), manufacturers of fine zithers. The market for zithers is growing quickly. The company bought some land 3 years ago for $1.8 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic waste dump site but has reently hired another company to handle all toxic materials. Based on a recent appraisal, the company believes it could sell the land for $2.1 million on an aftertax basis. The company also hired a marketing firm to analyse the zither market, at a cost of $275,000. An excerpt of the marketing report is as follows:

The zither industry will have a rapid expansion in the next 4 years. With the brand name recognition that PUTZ brings to bear, we feel that the company will be able to sell 18,400, 26,100, 29,300, and 19,400 units each yearfor the next four years, respectively. Again, capitalizing on the name recognition of PUTZ, we eel that a premium price of $175 can be charged for each zither. Since zithers appear to be a fad, we geel at the end of the 4 year period, sales should be discontinued.

Putz feels that fixed costs for the project will be $725,000 per year, and variable costs are 15% of sales. The equipment necessary for production will cost $4.7 million and will be depreciated according to a 3 year MACRS schedule. At the end of the project, the equipment can be scrapped for $500,000. Net working capital of $450,000 will be required immediately and will be recaptured at the end of the project. PUTZ has a 38% tax rate and teh required return on the project is 13%.

Required:

What is the NPV of the project?

First, calculate the taxes on the salvage value in order to calculate the aftertax salvage value to include in your capital spending analysis (at the end of the project).

Taxes on salvage value =
Market Price
Tax on sale
Aftertax salvage value	-
Now we need to calculate the operating cash flow each year. Using the bottom up approach to calculating operating cash flow, we find:
# of units per year		18,400	26,100	29,300	19,400
	Year 0	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Revenues
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Depreciation
EBT		-	-	-	-
Taxes		-	-	-	-
Net income		-	-	-	-
OCF		-	-	-	-
Capital spending					-
Land
NWC
Total cash flow	-	-	-	-	-
NPV
Should the company proceed with the project, yes or no?
Calculation for Deprecation:		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
MACRS 3 years		33.33%	44.45%	14.81%	7.41%