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Weston Clothing Company is considering manufacturing a new style of shirt, whose data are shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero salvage value, and no new working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project would compete with other Weston's products and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? Cost of capital Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products (cannibalization) Investment cost (depreciable basis) Straight-line deprec. rate Sales revenues, each year for 3 years Annual operating costs (excl. deprec.) Tax rate 10.0% $5,000 $80,000 33.333% $67,500 $25,000 35.0% Garden-Grow Products is considering a new investment whose data are shown below. The equipment would be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the project's 3-year life, would have a zero salvage value, and would require some additional working capital that would be recovered at the end of the project's life. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's life. What is the project's NPV? Project cost of capital (0) 10.0% Net investment in fixed assets (basis) $75,000 Required new working capital $15,000 Straight-line deprec. rate 33.333% Sales revenues, each year $75,000 Operating costs (excl. deprec.), each year $25,000 Tax rate 35.0% Sheridan Films is considering some new equipment whose data are shown below. The equipment has a 3- year tax life and would be fully depreciated by the straight-line method over 3 years, but it would have a positive pre-tax salvage value at the end of Year 3, when the project would be closed down. Also, some new working capital would be required, but it would be recovered at the end of the project's life. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. What is the project's NPV? Project cost of capital (0) 10.0% Net investment in fixed assets (depreciable basis) $70,000 Required new working capital $10,000 Straight-line deprec. rate 33.333% Sales revenues, each year $75,000 Operating costs (excl. deprec.), each year $30,000 Expected pretax salvage value $5,000 Tax rate 35.0%