value 10.00 points Howell Petroleum is considering a new project that complement

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value 10.00 points Howell Petroleum is considering a new project that complements its existing business. The machine required for the project costs $3.98 million. The marketing department predicts that sales related to the project will be $2.68 million per year for the next four years, after which the market will cease to exist. The machine will be depreciated down to zero over its four-year economic life using the straight-line method. Cost of goods sold and operating expenses related to the project are predicted to be 30 percent of sales. Howell also needs to add net working capital of $330,000 immediately. The additional net working capital will be recovered in full at the end of the project's life. The corporate tax rate is 39 percent. The required rate of return for Howell is 15 percent. What is the value of the NPV for this project? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16) NPV Should Howell proceed with the project? Yes No check mywors references

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Particular/Year 0 1 2 3 4 Initial Investment(A) 3.98 Income=(1-0.30)*2.68 (B) 1.876 1.876 1.876 1.876 Working Capital

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