The Bird Co. is considering a 7-year project that would require a cash outlay of $160,000 for machinery and an additional $25,000 for working capital that would be released at the end of the project. The equipment would be depreciated evenly over the 7 years and have a salvage value of $10,000 at the end of 7 years. The project would generate before tax annual cash inflows of $50,000. The tax rate is 21% and the company's discount rate is 14%. What is the annual accounting income? What is the annual after-tax cash flow? What is the payback based upon the initial cash outflows? What is the discounted payback based upon the initial cash outflows?

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The Bird Co. is considering a 7-year project that would require a cash outlay of $160,000 for machinery and an additional $25,000 for working capital that would be released at the end of the project. The equipment would be depreciated evenly over the 7 years and have a salvage value of $10,000 at the end of 7 years. The project would generate before tax annual cash inflows of $50,000. The tax rate is 21% and the company's discount rate is 14%.

  1. What is the annual accounting income?
  2. What is the annual after-tax cash flow?
  3. What is the payback based upon the initial cash outflows?
  4. What is the discounted payback based upon the initial cash outflows?

 

 

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