Edison Systems has estimated the cash flows over the 5-year lives for two projects, A and B.
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a. If project A were actually a replacement for project B and if the $12,000 initial investment shown for project B were the after-tax cash inflow expected from liquidating it, what would be the relevant cash flows for this replacement decision?
b. How can an expansion decision such as project A be viewed as a special form of a replacement decision?Explain.
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Project A Project lB $40,000 S12,000 Initial investment Year Operating cash inflows s10,000 s 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 10,000 "After-tax cash inflow expected from liquidation
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