Roche Brothers is considering a capacity expansion of its supermarket. The landowner will build the addition to suit in return for ​$175,000 upon completion and a​ five-year lease. The increase in rent for the addition is ​$8,000 per month. The annual sales projected through year 5 follow. The current effective capacity is equivalent to​ 500,000 customers per year. Assume a 2 percent pretax profit on sales.   Data Table                                                                                                                                              LOADING... Year 1 2 3 4 5   Customers 560,000 600,000 675,000 700,000 725,000   Average Sales per Customer ​$51.00 ​$54.00 ​$58.00 ​$60.00 ​$64.00     a. If Roche expands its capacity to serve​ 700,000 customers per year now​ (end of year​ 0), what are the projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this​ expansion?   The projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this expansion in year 0 are ​$-------. ​(Enter your response as an integer​.)

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Roche Brothers is considering a capacity expansion of its supermarket. The landowner will build the addition to suit in return for
​$175,000
upon completion and a​ five-year lease. The increase in rent for the addition is
​$8,000
per month. The annual sales projected through year 5 follow. The current effective capacity is equivalent to​ 500,000 customers per year. Assume a
2
percent pretax profit on sales.
 
Data Table
                                                                                                                                         
  
LOADING...
Year
1
2
3
4
5
 
Customers
560,000
600,000
675,000
700,000
725,000
 
Average Sales per Customer
​$51.00
​$54.00
​$58.00
​$60.00
​$64.00
 
 
a. If Roche expands its capacity to serve​ 700,000 customers per year now​ (end of year​ 0), what are the projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this​ expansion?
 
The projected annual incremental pretax cash flows attributable to this expansion in year 0 are
​$-------.
​(Enter
your response as an
integer​.)
 
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