Cash flows estimation and capital budgeting: You are the head of finance department in XYZ Company. You are considering adding a new machine to your production facility. The new machine’s  base price is $11,000.00, and it would cost another $1,970.00 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after three years for $1,550.00. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $840.00. The new machine would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $41,545.00 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. XYZ's marginal tax rate is 32.00%.If the project's cost of capital is 17.10%, what is the NPV of the project? Round your answer to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is $345.667 round as 345.67 and if your answer is .05718 or 5.718% round as 5.72.   A. $41,705.42 B. $52,791.67 C. $11,000.00 D. $12,970.00 E. $30,095.45   a. What is the initial cash outlay? b. What is the free cash flow for year 1? c. What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital – also called terminal value)?

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Cash flows estimation and capital budgeting:
You are the head of finance department in XYZ Company. You are considering adding a new machine to your production facility. The new machine’s  base price is $11,000.00, and it would cost another $1,970.00 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after three years for $1,550.00. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $840.00. The new machine would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $41,545.00 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. XYZ's marginal tax rate is 32.00%.

If the project's cost of capital is 17.10%, what is the NPV of the project?

Round your answer to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is $345.667 round as 345.67 and if your answer is .05718 or 5.718% round as 5.72.
 
A. $41,705.42
B. $52,791.67
C. $11,000.00
D. $12,970.00
E. $30,095.45
 
a. What is the initial cash outlay? 
b. What is the free cash flow for year 1? 
c. What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital – also called terminal value)? 
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