Question: You work for Apple. After toiling away on $ 1 0 . 3 million worth of prototypes, you have finally produced your answer to Google

You work for Apple. After toiling away on $10.3 million worth of prototypes, you have finally produced your answer to Google Glasses: iGlasses (the name alone is genius). iGlasses will
instantly transport the wearer into the world as Apple wants him to experience it: iTunes with the wink of an eye and apps that can be activated just by looking at them. You think that these
will sell for 5 years until the next big thing comes along (or until users are unable to interact with actual human beings). Revenues are projected to be $459.7 million per year along with
expenses of $357.1 million. You will need to spend $55.9 million immediately on additional equipment that will be depreciated using the 5-year MACRS schedule. Additionally, you will use
some fully depreciated existing equipment that has a market value of $9.6 million. As the iGlasses are an outcome of the R&D center, Apple plans to charge $5.1 million of the annual costs
of the center to the iGlasses product for 5 years. Finally, Apple's working capital levels will increase from their current level of $123.3 million to $139.8 million immediately. They will remain
at the elevated level until year 5, when they will return to $123.3 million. Apple's discount rate for this project is 15.8% and its tax rate is 21%. Calculate the free cash flows and determine
the NPV of this project. (Note: Assume that the opportunity cost must be after-tax and the equipment is put into use in year 1.)
 You work for Apple. After toiling away on $10.3 million worth

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