Lander Company has an opportunity to pursue a capital budgeting project with a five-year time horizon....

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Lander Company has an opportunity to pursue a capital budgeting project with a five-year time horizon. Lander estimated the following costs and revenues for the project: Cost of equipment needed Working capital needed Repair of the equipment in two years Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs. $ 280,000 $ 65,000 $ 20,500 $ 400,000 $ 205,000 $ 90,000 The piece of equipment mentioned above has a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. Lander uses straight- line depreciation for financial reporting and tax purposes. The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 12%. When the project concludes in five years, the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual income tax expense for each of years 1 through 5 arising from this investment opportunity. 2. Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. Note: Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar. 1. Income tax expense Year 1 $ 76,250 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 2. Net present value $ 5,954 Lander Company has an opportunity to pursue a capital budgeting project with a five-year time horizon. Lander estimated the following costs and revenues for the project: Cost of equipment needed Working capital needed Repair of the equipment in two years Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs. $ 280,000 $ 65,000 $ 20,500 $ 400,000 $ 205,000 $ 90,000 The piece of equipment mentioned above has a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. Lander uses straight- line depreciation for financial reporting and tax purposes. The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 12%. When the project concludes in five years, the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual income tax expense for each of years 1 through 5 arising from this investment opportunity. 2. Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. Note: Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar. 1. Income tax expense Year 1 $ 76,250 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 2. Net present value $ 5,954