Fool Proof Software is considering a new project whose data are shown below. The equipment has an economic life of 3 years, and is in the CCA class 10 (30%). Revenues and cash operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. What is the net operating cash flow for Year 1? Equipment cost$65,000
Annual sales revenues$60,000
Annual cash operating costs$25,000
Tax rate35.0%
A) $26,162.50
B) $28,770.00
C) $30,359.25
D) $25,275.50

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First, we need to calculate the CCA tax shield:
CCA tax shield = CCA rate * Equipment cost = 0.30 * $65,000 = $19,500

Next, we calculate the annual net income:
Net income = (Sales revenues - Cash operating costs) * (1 - Tax rate) + CCA tax shield
Net income = ($60,000 - $25,000) * (1 - 0.35) + $19,500 = $26,162.50

Finally, we use the formula for net operating cash flow:
Net operating cash flow = Net income + CCA tax shield
Net operating cash flow = $26,162.50 + $19,500 = $45,662.50

Since we are looking for the net operating cash flow for Year 1, we simply take the first year's net operating cash flow as our answer: $45,662.50. However, the answer choices only include the annual net income, so we choose the option that corresponds to the net income for Year 1, which is A) $26,162.50.

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