Question

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 $110,000, and it would cost another $27,500 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 $27,500. Use of the equipment would require an increase in net working capital (spare parts inventory) of $4,400. The machine would have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $44,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%.

1. What is the Year-0 net cash flow? If the answer is negative, use minus sign.
   $ _____
2. 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	$ ___

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

Answer 1