Req A2:

Firm X should make the investment:

Req B2:

Firm X should make the investment:

Firm X has the opportunity to invest $249,000 in a new venture. The projected cash flows from the venture are as follows. Use Appendix A and Appendix B. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year o $ (249,000) Initial investment Revenues Expenses Return of investment $ 40,400 (24,240) $ 40,400 (6,060) $ 40,400 (6,060) 249,000 $ 283,340 Before-tax net cash flow $ (249,000) $ 16,160 $ 34,340 Firm X uses an 8 percent discount rate, and its marginal tax rate over the life of the venture will be 25 percent. Required: a-1. Complete the below table to calculate NPV. Assume that the revenues are taxable income, and the expenses are deductible. a-2. Should firm X make the investment? b-1. Complete the below table to calculate NPV. Assume that the revenues are taxable income, but the expenses are nondeductible. b-2. Should firm X make the investment? Req A1 Req A2 Req B1 Req B2 Complete the below table to calculate NPV. Assume that the revenues are taxable income, and the expenses are deductible. (Cash outflows and negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, all other intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Before-tax cash flow Tax cost Net cash flow Discount factor (8%) Present value NPV