Mester Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: After-tax discount rate 15%Tax rate 30%Expected life of the project 4 Investment required in equipment$120,000 Salvage value of equipment$0 Annual sales$260,000 Annual cash operating expenses$180,000 One-time renovation expense in year 3$30,000 The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. 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.See separate Exhibit 13B-1 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.The net present value of the project is closest to:
A. $65,640
B. $51,822
C. $171,822
D. $119,000
Answer: B
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