Question

New-Project Analysis

The president of the company you work for has asked you to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new chromatograph for the firm’s R&D department The equipment's basic price is $170,000, and it would cost another $25,500 to modify it for special use by your firm. The chromatograph, which falls into the MACRS 3-year class, would be sold after 3 years for $76,500. Use of the equipment would require an increase in net working capital (spare parts inventory) of $8,500. The machine would have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $51,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 35%.

1. What is the Year-0 net cash flow? If the answer is negative, use minus sign.
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5. What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

   Year 1	$
   Year 2	$
   Year 3	$

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7. What is the additional (nonoperating) cash flow in Year 3? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
   $  

Answer 1