Your Company Has Spent $200,000 on Research to Develop a New

question 59

Multiple Choice

Your company has spent $200,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $40,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $5,000. The machine has an expected life of five years, a $25,000 estimated resale value, and falls under the MACRS five-year class life. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $300,000 per year, with costs of $100,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 21 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 14 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $50,000 at the beginning of the project. What will be the operating cash flow for year one of this project?

• A) −$49,150
• B) $3,150
• C) $150,890
• D) $159,890

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