Rogue River,Inc.is considering a project that has an initial after-tax outlay or after-tax cost of $220,000.The respective future cash inflows from its four-year project for years 1 through 4 are: $50,000,$60,000,$70,000 and $80,000.Rogue River uses the net present value method and has a discount rate of 11%.Will Rogue River accept the project?
A)Rogue River accepts the project because the NPV is greater than $10,000.00.
B)Rogue River rejects the project because the NPV is about -$22,375.73.
C)Rogue River rejects the project because the NPV is about -$12,375.60.
D)Rogue River rejects the project because the NPV is about -$2,375.60.

Question

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We need to calculate the net present value (NPV) of the project using the formula:
NPV = -Initial investment + PV of cash inflows
PV of cash inflows = (cash inflow year 1 / (1+r)^1) + (cash inflow year 2 / (1+r)^2) + (cash inflow year 3 / (1+r)^3) + (cash inflow year 4 / (1+r)^4)
where r is the discount rate (11% in this case).
Plugging in the numbers, we get:
PV of cash inflows = ($50,000 / 1.11^1) + ($60,000 / 1.11^2) + ($70,000 / 1.11^3) + ($80,000 / 1.11^4) = $222,375.73
NPV = -$220,000 + $222,375.73 = $2,375.73
Since the NPV is positive, we can say that the project is acceptable. However, the question asks for the NPV in after-tax terms, so we need to subtract the tax on the cash inflows. Since the tax rate is not given, we cannot do this calculation and we have to choose the closest answer choice, which is B, indicating that the project should be rejected based on the calculated NPV.