Jefferson & Sons Is Evaluating a Project That Will Increase

question 88

Multiple Choice

Jefferson & Sons is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $198,600 and annual cash costs by $94,500. The project will initially require $187,000 in fixed assets that will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the four-year life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The applicable tax rate is 22 percent. What is the operating cash flow for this project?

• A) $97,851
• B) $89,920
• C) $91,483
• D) $86,480
• E) $46,620

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Compound Interest

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Present Value

The current value of a future cash amount or ongoing cash flows, when calculated with a specific return rate.

Compounded Monthly

A method of calculating interest where the earned interest is added to the principal at the end of each month, allowing the interest in the next month to be calculated on the new total.

Present Value

Today's value of a sum of money or sequence of cash flows set to be received in the future, calculated using a given rate of interest.