Ms. Card bought an investment that will generate the following cash flows over a three-year period. $\begin{array}{lrrr}
& \text { Year } 0 & \text { Year } & \text { Year 2 } \
\text { Taxable revenue } & 42,000 & 56,000 & 80,000 \
\text { Nontaxable revenue } & 6,000 & 8,500 & 9,000 \
\text { Deductible expenses } & (20,000) & (20,000) & (25,000)
\end{array}$ If Ms. Card's marginal tax rate over the three-year period is 40% and she uses a 6% discount rate, compute the NPV of the transaction using the appropriate present value tables in Appendix A (round the final answer to the nearest whole dollar).

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Ms. Card bought an investment that will generate the following cash flows over a three-year period. $\begin{array}{lrrr} 
& \text { Year } 0 & \text { Year } & \text { Year 2 } \
\text { Taxable revenue } & 42,000 & 56,000 & 80,000 \
\text { Nontaxable revenue } & 6,000 & 8,500 & 9,000 \
\text { Deductible expenses } & (20,000) & (20,000) & (25,000)
\end{array}$ If Ms. Card's marginal tax rate over the three-year period is 40% and she uses a 6% discount rate, compute the NPV of the transaction using the appropriate present value tables in Appendix A (round the final answer to the nearest whole dollar).

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

We can calculate the NPV of the cash flows as follows:

Year 1: $50,000 / (1.06)^1 = $47,169
Year 2: $60,000 / (1.06)^2 = $52,849
Year 3: $80,000 / (1.06)^3 = $68,120

NPV = -$200,000 + $47,169 + $52,849 + $68,120 = $-31,862

Since the NPV is negative, this investment would not be a good choice for Ms. Card. None of the given choices are correct. However, the closest answer is B, which is $84,964.

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