Question: Quick Computing currently sells 9 million computer chips each year at a price of $11 per chip. It is about to introduce a new chip,

Quick Computing currently sells 9 million computer chips each year at a price of $11 per chip. It is about to introduce a new chip, and it forecasts annual sales of 27 million of these improved chips at a price of $14 each. However, demand for the old chip will decrease, and sales of the old chip are expected to fall to 2 million per year. The old chips cost $6 each to manufacture, and the new ones will cost $10 each. What is the proper cash flow to use to evaluate the present value of the introduction of the new chip?(Enter your answer in millions.)

Laurel's Lawn Care, Ltd., has a new mower line that can generate revenues of $159,000 per year. Direct production costs are $53,000, and the fixed costs of maintaining the lawn mower factory are $21,500 a year. The factory originally cost $1.06 million and is being depreciated for tax purposes over 20 years using straight-line depreciation. Calculate the operating cash flows of the project if the firm's tax bracket is 40%.(Enter your answer in dollars not in millions.)

Gluon Inc. is considering the purchase of a new high pressure glueball. It can purchase the glueball for $110,000 and sell its old low-pressure glueball, which is fully depreciated, for $20,000. The new equipment has a 10-year useful life and will save $24,000 a year in expenses. The opportunity cost of capital is 10%, and the firm's tax rate is 40%. What is the equivalent annual savings from the purchase if Gluon uses straight-line depreciation? Assume the new machine will have no salvage value.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

PC Shopping Network may upgrade its modem pool. It last upgraded 2 years ago, when it spent $85 million on equipment with an assumed life of 5 years and an assumed salvage value of $19 million for tax purposes. The firm uses straight-line depreciation. The old equipment can be sold today for $80 million. A new modem pool can be installed today for $150 million. This will have a 3-year life and will be depreciated to zero using straight-line depreciation. The new equipment will enable the firm to increase sales by $25 million per year and decrease operating costs by $10 million per year. At the end of 0 years, the new equipment will be worthless. Assume the firm's tax rate is 35% and the discount rate for projects of this sort is 10%.

a.What is the net cash flow at time 0 if the old equipment is replaced?(Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b.What are the incremental cash flows in years 1, 2, and 3?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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