Question: PC Shopping Network may upgrade its modem pool. It last upgraded 2 years ago, when it spent $135 million on equipment with an assumed life

PC Shopping Network may upgrade its modem pool. It last upgraded 2 years ago, when it spent $135 million on equipment with an assumed life of 5 years and an assumed salvage value of $30 million for tax purposes. The firm uses straight-line depreciation. The old equipment can be sold today for $100 million. A new modem pool can be installed today for $180 million. This will have a 3-year life and will be depreciated to zero using straight-line depreciation. The new equipment will enable the firm to increase sales by $23 million per year and decrease operating costs by $11 million per year. At the end of 3 years, the new equipment will be worthless. Assume the firm's tax rate is 30% and the discount rate for projects of this sort is 11%.

a.What is the net cash flow at time 0 if the old equipment is replaced?(Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b.What are the incremental cash flows in years (i) 1; (ii) 2; (iii) 3?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c.What is the NPV of the replacement project?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the NPV in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

d.What is the IRR of the replacement project?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the IRR as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Quick Computing installed its previous generation of computer chip manufacturing equipment 3 years ago. Some of that older equipment will become unnecessary when the company goes into production of its new product. The obsolete equipment, which originally cost $35.00 million, has been depreciated straight-line over an assumed tax life of 5 years, but it can be sold now for $17.00 million. The firm's tax rate is 30%. What is the after-tax cash flow from the sale of the equipment?(Enter your answer in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.)

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