Temple Corp. is considering a new project whose data are shown below. The equipm
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Question
Temple Corp. is considering a new project whose data are shown below. The equipment that would be used has a 3-year tax life, would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life, and would have a zero salvage value. No new working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. What is the project's NPV?Risk-adjusted WACC 10.0%
Net investment cost (depreciable basis) $65,000
Straight-line depr. rate 33.3333%
Sales revenues, each year $73,500
Operating costs (excl. depr.), each year $25,000
Tax rate 35.0%
Answer
$34,191
$27,417
$29,675
$32,256
$36,449
Explanation / Answer
B $27,417