Initial cash outlay

$8.$If using the $15$th edition of the text $($or an earlier edition$),$ refer to the Web Tax Appendix to correctly answer this question. Your company, Pescow Industries, is considering a new project whose data are shown below. The required equipment will be used for $10$ years during the project$$s life. The equipment qualifies for bonus depreciation, so it will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. It will have zero market value at the end of Year $10,$ when the project would be terminated. Also, some new net operating working capital would be required to do this project, but it would be recovered at the end of the project$$s life. Revenues and operating costs are expected to be constant over the project$$s $10-$year expected operating life. What is the project$$s initial cash outlay, that is$,$ what is the Year $0$ cash flow?

$$Purchase price of equipment$$$$80,000$

$$Required new NOWC$15,000$

$$Annual sales revenues$42,500$

$$Operating costs$25,000$

$$Tax rate$25\%$

a$.-$$$15,000$

b$.-$$$60,000$

c$.-$$$75,000$

d$.-$$$80,000$

e$.-$$$95,000$