Tesla Systems has estimated the cash flows over the​ 5-year lives for two​ projects, A and B. These cash flows are summarized in the following table. Project A Initial investment: -$4,648,000 Operating cash flows Year 1) $560,000   Year 2) 917,000   Year 3) 1,347,000   Year 4) 2,219,000   Year 5) 3,402,000   Project B Initial investment: $1,556,000 Operating cash flows Year 1)  $373,000 Year 2) 373,000 Year 3) 373,000 Year 4) 373,000 Year 5) 373,000 A. If Project​ A, which requires an initial investment of −$4,648,000​, is a replacement for Project B and the $1,556,000 initial investment shown for Project B is the​after-tax cash inflow expected from liquidating​ it, what would be the net cash flows for this replacement​ decision? b. How can an expansion decision such as project A be viewed as a special form of a replacement​ decision? Explain.   I need both anwsered & not rounded!!!

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Tesla Systems has estimated the cash flows over the​ 5-year lives for two​ projects, A and B. These cash flows are summarized in the following table.

Project A

Initial investment: -$4,648,000

Operating cash flows

Year 1) $560,000  
Year 2) 917,000  
Year 3) 1,347,000  
Year 4) 2,219,000  
Year 5) 3,402,000  

Project B

Initial investment: $1,556,000

Operating cash flows

Year 1)  $373,000

Year 2) 373,000

Year 3) 373,000

Year 4) 373,000

Year 5) 373,000

A. If Project​ A, which requires an initial investment of −$4,648,000​, is a replacement for Project B and the $1,556,000 initial investment shown for Project B is the​after-tax cash inflow expected from liquidating​ it, what would be the net cash flows for this replacement​ decision?
b. How can an expansion decision such as project A be viewed as a special form of a replacement​ decision? Explain.
 
I need both anwsered & not rounded!!!
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