Bayside Industries lnc. is evaluating an expansion project to establish its presence in a key market for its products. you have collected the following data on the proposed project.

1. The project requires $25 million in initial capital investment, and will have an economic life of 5 years. The investment will be straight-line depreciated down to a book value of zero at the end of 5 years. The investment is expected to be salvaged for $5 million at the end of 5 years.
2. The projected sales are $20 million per year from year 1 through year 5, variable costs are 50% of annual sales, and fixed costs are $3 million per year.
3. The corporate tax rate is 20 percent
4. The weighted average cost of capital applicable to the proposed project is 8%
5. Ignore investment in net working capital

A) Please compute the cash flow from assets for each year. ("cash flow from assets" is the same as "free cash flow")
B) What is the NPV of the project?
C) If the projected annual sales decreased by 5% to $19 million per year, how much would the project's NPV change?

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