Expected Cash Flows: FireRock Wheel Corp Is Evaluating a Project

question 39

Multiple Choice

Expected cash flows: FireRock Wheel Corp is evaluating a project in which there is a 40 percent probability of revenues totaling $3 million and a 60 percent probability of revenues totaling $1 million per year. If cash expenses will be $1.0 million while depreciation expense will be $200,000, then what is the expected free cash flow from taking the project if the marginal tax rate for the firm is 30 percent?

• A) $200,000
• B) $420,000
• C) $600,000
• D) $620,000

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