What are the net operating cash flows

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Question: The president of the company you work for has asked you to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new chromatograph for the firm's R&D department. The equipment's basic price is $190,000, and it would cost another $47,500 to modify it for special use by your firm. The chromatograph, which falls into the MACRS 3-year class, would be sold after 3 years for $47,500. The MACRS rates for the first three years are 0.3333, 0.4445, and 0.1481. Use of the equipment would require an increase in net working capital (spare parts inventory) of $7,600. The machine would have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $76,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%.

a) What is the Year-0 net cash flow? If the answer is negative, use minus sign.

b) What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

c) What is the additional (nonoperating) cash flow in Year 3? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

d) If the project's after-tax cost of capital is 13%, should the chromatograph be purchased? Yes or No

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