Hawthorn Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project:    Investment required in equipment$510,000 Net annual operating cash inflow$240,000 One-time renovation expense in year 2$60,000 Tax rate 30%After-tax discount rate 7%The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $170,000 per year. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating

expenses. Required:Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

What will be an ideal response?



Year
?Now123
Calculate the annual tax expense:????
Net annual op. cash inflow?$240,000$240,000$240,000
One-time expense??$(60,000)?
Depreciation expense?$(170,000)$(170,000)$(170,000)
Incremental net income?$70,000$10,000$70,000
Tax rate?30%30%30%
Income tax expense?$(21,000)$(3,000)$(21,000)
?????
Calculate the net present value:????
Purchase of equipment$(510,000)???
Net annual op. cash inflow?$240,000$240,000$240,000
One-time expense??$(60,000)?
Income tax expense   $(21,000)$(3,000)$(21,000)
Total cash flows$(510,000)$219,000$177,000$219,000
Discount factor (8%)1.0000.9350.8730.816
Present value of cash flows$(510,000)$204,765$154,521$178,704
Net present value$27,990???

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