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Check for the question with "Cash flows estimation andcapital budgeting:" in this test and answer the followingquestions (show your work in details here):

a. What is the initial cash outlay? (4 pts.)
b. What is the free cash flow for year 1? (4 pts)
c. What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-taxsalvage and the return of working capital – also called terminalvalue)? (4 pt)

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Cash flows estimation and capital budgeting:
You are the head of finance department in XYZ Company. You areconsidering adding a new machine to your production facility. Thenew machine’s base price is $10,100.00, and it would cost another$3,280.00 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-yearclass (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%,14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after three years for$2,150.00. The machine would require an increase in net workingcapital (inventory) of $780.00. The new machine would not changerevenues, but it is expected to save the firm $29,185.00 per yearin before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. XYZ's marginal taxrate is 39.00%.

If the project's cost of capital is 16.75%, what is the NPV of theproject?

Round your answer to two decimal places. For example, if youranswer is $345.667 round as 345.67 and if your answer is .05718 or5.718% round as 5.72.

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a) INITIAL CASH OUTLAY:
Base price of the new machine 10100
Installation cost 3280
Total cost of the machine 13380
Increase in NWC 780
Total initial outlay 14160
b) FREE CASH FLOWS: 0 1 2 3
Annual savings in optg expenses 29185 29185 29185
Depreciation 4460 5947 1982
Incremental NOI 24725 23238 27203
Tax at 39% 9643 9063 10609
NOPAT 15083 14175 16594
Add: Depreciation 4460 5947 1982
OCF 19542 20122 18576
Capital spending 13380
Increase in NWC 780
Additional Year 3 cash flow 2478
[See calculation below]
FCF -14160 19542 20122 21054
PVIF at 16.75% [PVIF = 1/1.1675^n] 1 0.85653 0.73365 0.62839
PV at 16.75% -14160 16738 14763 13230
NPV 30571
c) Additional Year 3 cash flow: 780
Return of NWC
Salvage value of equipment 2150
Book value 991
Gain on sale 1159
Tax at 39% 452
After tax cash flow from sale = 2150-452 = 1698
Additional Year 3 cash flow 2478

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