(Appendix 8C)Crabill Corporation Has Provided the Following Information Concerning a Capital

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Essay

(Appendix 8C)Crabill Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage value.The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project.The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $230, 000 per year.Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments.The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating expenses.
Required:
Determine the net present value of the project.Show your work!

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Vertical Analysis

A method of financial statement analysis where each entry for a given period is represented as a proportion of a specific base figure.

Financial Statement Data

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Vertical Analysis

A method of financial statement analysis in which each entry for each of the three major categories of accounts (assets, liabilities, and equity) in a balance sheet is represented as a proportion of the total account.

Common Size Analysis

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