Cols Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following information on the project:   Sales revenues                                                $15 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation)      10.5 million Depreciation                                                   3 million Interest expense                                             3 million   The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%.   What is the project’s cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? If the tax rate dropped to 30%, what is the project’s cash flow for the first year (t = 1)?

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. Cols Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following information on the project:

 

Sales revenues                                                $15 million

Operating costs (excluding depreciation)      10.5 million

Depreciation                                                   3 million

Interest expense                                             3 million

 

The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%.

 

  1. What is the project’s cash flow for the first year (t = 1)?
  2. If the tax rate dropped to 30%, what is the project’s cash flow for the first year (t = 1)?

 

 

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