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A project has an initial requirement of $89,218 for equipment. The equipment will be depreciated to a zero book value over the 5-year life of the project. The investment in net working capital will be $21,134. All of the net working capital will be recouped at the end of the 5 years. The equipment will have an estimated salvage value of $13,654. The annual operating cash flow is $39,203. The cost of capital is 12 percent. What is the project’s net present value if the tax rate is 39 percent?
| Statement showing Cash flows | ||||
| Particulars | Time | PVf 12% | Amount | PV | 
| Cash Outflows | - | 1.00 | (89,218.00) | (89,218.00) | 
| Cash Outflows | - | 1.00 | (21,134.00) | (21,134.00) | 
| PV of Cash outflows = PVCO | (110,352.00) | |||
| Cash inflows | 1.00 | 0.8929 | 39,203.00 | 35,002.68 | 
| Cash inflows | 2.00 | 0.7972 | 39,203.00 | 31,252.39 | 
| Cash inflows | 3.00 | 0.7118 | 39,203.00 | 27,903.92 | 
| Cash inflows | 4.00 | 0.6355 | 39,203.00 | 24,914.22 | 
| Cash inflows | 5.00 | 0.5674 | 39,203.00 | 22,244.84 | 
| Cash inflows = recovery of working capital | 5.00 | 0.5674 | 21,134.00 | 11,992.00 | 
| Cash inflows = Salvage Value =13654*(1-.39) | 5.00 | 0.5674 | 8,328.94 | 4,726.06 | 
| PV of Cash Inflows =PVCI | 158,036.10 | |||
| NPV= PVCI - PVCO | 47,684.10 | |||