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H. Cochran, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that require

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Question

H. Cochran, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2,580,000. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,310,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,330,000. Assume the tax rate is 30 percent and the required return on the project is 6 percent.

  

What is the project’s NPV? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

Net present value            $

Explanation / Answer

Net present value         (56,676.72) Statement showing Cash flows Particulars Time PVf 6% Amount PV Cash Outflows                           -                        1.00                   (2,580,000.00)                   (2,580,000.00) PV of Cash outflows = PVCO                   (2,580,000.00) Cash inflows                      1.00                 0.9434                         944,000.00                         890,566.04 Cash inflows                      2.00                 0.8900                         944,000.00                         840,156.64 Cash inflows                      3.00                 0.8396                         944,000.00                         792,600.60 PV of Cash Inflows =PVCI                     2,523,323.28 NPV= PVCI - PVCO                         (56,676.72) Annual Sales      2,310,000.00 Less Costs (1,330,000.00) Less depreciation = 2580,000/3       (860,000.00) Income         120,000.00 Less Tax at 30%            36,000.00 Income after Tax            84,000.00 Add Depreciation         860,000.00 Cash flows         944,000.00