a. What is project NPV? Note: Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places. NPV Answer is complete and correct. $ (0.1166) million b. By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in whole dollars not in millions. Answer is complete and correct. $ 111,010 The NPV increases by
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![Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. It can go into production for an initial investment in equipment of $6 million. The
equipment will be depreciated straight line over 6 years to a value of zero, but in fact it can be sold after 6 years for $500,000. The
firm believes that working capital at each date must be maintained at a level of 10% of next year's forecast sales. The firm estimates
production costs equal to $1.50 per trap and believes that the traps can be sold for $4 each. Sales forecasts are given in the following
table. The project will come to an end in 6 years, when the trap becomes technologically obsolete. The firm's tax bracket is 35%, and
the required rate of return on the project is 12%. Use the MACRS depreciation schedule.
Year:
Sales (millions of traps)
NPV
0
0
1
0.5
Answer is complete and correct.
$ (0.1166) million
The NPV increases by
2
0.6
Answer is complete and correct.
$ 111,010
3
1.0
4
1.0
a. What is project NPV?
Note: Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in
millions rounded to 4 decimal places.
5
0.6
6
0.2
Thereafter
b. By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule?
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