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1. You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $70,000. The truck falls into the MACRS 3-year class, is not eligible for either bonus depreciation or Section 179 expensing, and it will be sold after three years for $20,500. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $2,500. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $23,400 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firms marginal tax rate is 21 percent. What will the cash flows for this project be? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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2. You are evaluating a project for The Farstroke golf club, guaranteed to correct that nasty slice. You estimate the sales price of The Farstroke to be $490 per unit and sales volume to be 1,200 units in year 1; 1,125 units in year 2; and 1,000 units in year 3. The project has a 3-year life. Variable costs amount to $270 per unit and fixed costs are $100,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $138,000 in assets, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the three-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $26,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 30 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required return on the project is 11 percent. What is the operating cash flow for the project in year 2? (Enter your answer as a whole number.)

3. Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe which costs $50,000 and requires $12,000 in maintenance for each year of its 3-year life. After three years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class life category, and neither bonus depreciation nor Section 179 expensing can be used. Assume a tax rate of 21 percent and a discount rate of 12 percent. If the lathe can be sold for $5,000 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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