A project requires an initial investment in equipment of $90,000 and then requires an initial investment in working capital of $10,000 (at t = 0).You expect the project to produce sales revenue of $120,000 per year for three years.You estimate manufacturing costs at 60 percent of revenues.(Assume all revenues and costs occur at year-end [i.e., t = 1, t = 2, and t = 3]).The equipment depreciates using straight-line depreciation over three years.At the end of the project, the firm can sell the equipment for $10,000.The corporate tax rate is 30 percent and the cost of capital is 16.5 percent.Calculate the NPV of the project.
A)$5,648
B)$3,840
C)-$2,735
D)$4,848

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The correct answer is A. The NPV of the project is $5,648.The NPV is calculated as follows:```NPV = -Initial investment + Present value of future cash flows```The initial investment is $90,000 + $10,000 = $100,000.The present value of future cash flows is calculated as follows:```PV = CF1 / (1 + r) + CF2 / (1 + r)^2 + CF3 / (1 + r)^3```where:* CF1, CF2, and CF3 are the cash flows in years 1, 2, and 3, respectively* r is the cost of capitalThe cash flows are calculated as follows:```CF1 = Sales revenue - Manufacturing costs - Depreciation - TaxesCF2 = Sales revenue - Manufacturing costs - Depreciation - TaxesCF3 = Sales revenue - Manufacturing costs - Depreciation - Taxes + Sale of equipment```The depreciation expense is calculated as follows:```Depreciation = (Initial investment in equipment - Sale of equipment) / Useful life```The useful life is 3 years.The tax rate is 30%.The cost of capital is 16.5%.Plugging in the numbers, we get:```CF1 = $120,000 - $72,000 - $30,000 - $0 = $18,000CF2 = $120,000 - $72,000 - $30,000 - $0 = $18,000CF3 = $120,000 - $72,000 - $30,000 + $10,000 = $28,000```Plugging in the numbers, we get:```PV = $18,000 / (1 + 0.165) + $18,000 / (1 + 0.165)^2 + $28,000 / (1 + 0.165)^3 = $51,648```Therefore, the NPV of the project is $51,648 - $100,000 = $5,648.

A Project Requires an Initial Investment in Equipment of $90,000