1. A firm is evaluating a project that yields the following after-tax net cash flows: $7,000 a year for 8 years and -$3,000 at year 9. The project will incur an initial cost of $30,000. The cost of capital for the project is 12%.

a. What is the project's NPV?

b. What is the project's profitability index?

2. A machine that cost $80,000 is expected to have a useful life of 10 years. Its salvage value at the end of the period is estimated to be zero. The machine is expected to save the company $16,000 a year before taxes and depreciation. Depreciation is based on the straight line method. The tax rate is 40%.

a. What is the IRR of the investment?

b. What is the project's payback period?

c. What is the project's discounted payback period?