Use the Information for the Question(s) Below -The Free Cash Flow for the First Year of Epiphany's

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
Epiphany Industries is considering a new capital budgeting project that will last for three years. Epiphany plans on using a cost of capital of 12% to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research, it has prepared the following incremental cash flow projects:
$\begin{array}{lrrr}\hline\text { Year }&0&1&2&3\\\hline \text { Sales (Revenues) } && 100,000 & 100,000 & 100,000 \\\hline \text { - Cost of Goods Sold (50\% of Sales) } && 50,000 & 50,000 & 50,000 \\\hline \text { - Depreciation } && 30,000 & 30,000 & 30,000 \\\hline \text { = EBIT } && 20,000 & 20,000 & 20,000 \\\hline \text { - Taxes }(30 \%) && 6000 & 6000 & 6000 \\\hline \text { = unlevered net income } && 14,000 & 14,000 & 14,000 \\\hline \text { + Depreciation } && 30,000 & 30,000 & 30,000 \\\hline+ \text { changes to working capital } && -5000 & -5000 & 10,000 \\\hline \text { - capital expenditures } & -90,000\\\hline\end{array}$
-The free cash flow for the first year of Epiphany's project is closest to?

• A) $39,000
• B) $25,000
• C) $43,000
• D) $45,000

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Definitions:

MR

Short for Marginal Revenue, the increase in total revenue a firm receives from selling one additional unit of a good or service.

Economic Profits

The difference between the revenue received from the sale of an output and the opportunity cost of the inputs used.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not change with the level of output produced by a firm, such as rent and salaries.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the production output or sales volume of a company.