Consider a Capital Expenditure Project with an Expected 10-Year Economic

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Multiple Choice

Consider a capital expenditure project with an expected 10-year economic life and forecasted revenues equal to $40,000 per year; cash expenses are estimated to be $29,000 per year. The cost of the project equipment is $23,000, and the equipment's estimated salvage value at the end of the project is $9000. The equipment's $23,000 cost will be depreciated using MACRS depreciation (7-year asset) . The project requires a $7,000 working capital investment in year 0 and another $5,000 in year 5. The working capital investment is recovered in the final year of the project. The company's marginal tax rate is 40%. Calculate the expected net cash flow in year 10 of the project.

• A)$32,000
• B)$27,000
• C)$24,000
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

Discount Factor

A multiplier used in discounting to calculate the present value of future cash flows, representing the time value of money.

Working Capital

The contrast between a corporation's immediate financial resources and outstanding obligations, illustrating its short-term monetary health and effectiveness in running its operations.

Net Present Value

A method used to evaluate the profitability of an investment by calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period.

Capital Budgeting

The process of evaluating and selecting long-term investments that are consistent with the firm's goal of wealth maximization.