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Your company has spent $400,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The

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Your company has spent $400,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $600,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $50,000. The machine will be used for 3 years, has a $100,000 estimated resale value at the end of three years, and will be depreciated straight line over 4 years. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $800,000 per year, with costs of $300,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 35 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 8 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $150,000 at the beginning of the project. Should you proceed with this project? Explain.

Year

0

1

2

3

Sales

$0.00

$800,000.00

$800,000.00

$800,000.00

Fixed Costs

$0.00

-$300,000.00

-$300,000.00

-$300,000.00

Depreciation

$0.00

-$137,500.00

-$137,500.00

-$137,500.00

EBIT

$0.00

$362,500.00

Taxes

$0.00

-$126,875.00

Net Income

$0.00

$235,625.00

Operating

Cash Flow

$0.00

Change               in NWC

-$150,000.00

Change

In Fixed Assets

-$300,000.00

Total

Cash Flow

-$450,000.00

Year

0

1

2

3

Sales

$0.00

$800,000.00

$800,000.00

$800,000.00

Fixed Costs

$0.00

-$300,000.00

-$300,000.00

-$300,000.00

Depreciation

$0.00

-$137,500.00

-$137,500.00

-$137,500.00

EBIT

$0.00

$362,500.00

Taxes

$0.00

-$126,875.00

Net Income

$0.00

$235,625.00

Explanation / Answer

in my view this is profitable project as deprecition is 137500 and net income after tax and oppurtunity cost is=351000

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