Harris Inc. is a book publisher that is considering developing an​ e-reader. The project requires 270​ ($ thousand) in capital expenditures upfront. The production will continue for two​ years, and the FCFs in years 1 and 2 are 150 and 170​ (in $​ thousand). The tax rate is​ 50%. The asset cost of capital for the book publishing industry is​ 8%. Harris’s cost of debt is​ 6%. Turbo Inc. is a public firm that sells​ e-readers. It has a​ debt-to-value ratio​ 1/2. Its equity cost of capital is​ 22% and its debt cost of capital is​ 4%.   ​(a) What is the NPV of the project if it is entirely financed with equity​ (in $​ thousand)?​(Round to two decimal​ places.) ​(b) What is the NPV of the project if Harris maintains a fixed​ D/E ratio of​ 1/1 and finances the project with this​ D/E ratio​ (in $​ thousand)?​(Round to two decimal​ places.)

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Harris Inc. is a book publisher that is considering developing an​ e-reader. The project requires 270​ ($ thousand) in capital expenditures upfront. The production will continue for two​ years, and the FCFs in years 1 and 2 are 150 and 170​ (in $​ thousand). The tax rate is​ 50%. The asset cost of capital for the book publishing industry is​ 8%. Harris’s cost of debt is​ 6%.
Turbo Inc. is a public firm that sells​ e-readers. It has a​ debt-to-value ratio​ 1/2. Its equity cost of capital is​ 22% and its debt cost of capital is​ 4%.
 
​(a) What is the NPV of the project if it is entirely financed with equity​ (in $​ thousand)?
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
​(b) What is the NPV of the project if Harris maintains a fixed​ D/E ratio of​ 1/1 and finances the project with this​ D/E ratio​ (in $​ thousand)?
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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