Question: 1) Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe which costs $53,000 and requires $12,300 in maintenance for each year of its 3-year life. After

1)

Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe which costs $53,000 and requires $12,300 in maintenance for each year of its 3-year life. After three years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 34 percent and a discount rate of 12 percent.

If the lathe can be sold for $5,300 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Salvage value after tax $

2)

KADS, Inc., has spent $350,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $150,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $45,000. The machine has an expected life of three years, a $70,000 estimated resale value, and falls under the MACRS 7-year class life. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $550,000 per year, with costs of $200,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 40 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 12 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $75,000 at the beginning of the project.

What will the cash flows for this project be? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Year 0 1 2 3
FCF $ $ $ $

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