What is the Year-0 net cash flow?  What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?   What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e., the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital)?  If the project’s cost of capital is 12%, should the machine be purchased?

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A Company is considering adding a new machine to its production line. Its base price is Rs.10,00,000, and it would cost Rs. 30,500 to install it. The would be depreciated on a straight-line basis, and it would be sold after 3 years for Rs. 600,000. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of Rs.15,000. This machine is expected to save the company Rs. 300,000 per year in after-tax operating costs. The company’s tax rate is 30%.

  1.   What is the Year-0 net cash flow?
  2.  What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?
  3.   What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e., the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital)?
  4.  If the project’s cost of capital is 12%, should the machine be purchased?
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