The Best Manufacturing Company is considering a new investment. Financial projections for the investment are tabulated here. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. Assume all sales revenue is received in cash, all operating costs and income taxes are paid in cash, and all cash flows occur at the end of the year. All net working capital is recovered at the end of the project.

a. Compute the incremental net income of the investment for each year.
b. Compute the incremental cash flows of the investment for each year.
c. Suppose the appropriate discount rate is 12 percent. What is the NPV of the project?

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Year Year I Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 $27.400 Investment Sales revenue Operating costs Depreciation Net working capital $12,900 2,700 6.850 200 $14,000 2,800 6,850 225 $15,200 2,900 6.850 150 $11,200 2.100 6.850 300 spending