Project cash flow Eisenhower Communications is trying to estimate the first-year
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Project cash flow
Eisenhower Communications is trying to estimate the first-year net operating cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following information on the project:
The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%.
Write out your answers completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000.
A) What is the project's operating cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$
B) If this project would cannibalize other projects by $2 million of cash flow before taxes per year, how would this change your answer to part a? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
The firm's OCF would now be $
C) Ignore Part b. If the tax rate dropped to 30%, how would that change your answer to part a? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Sales revenues $20 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 14 million Depreciation 4 million Interest expense 4 millionExplanation / Answer
a) Sales $ 20,000,000 Less: Costs $ 14,000,000 Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Profit before tax $ 2,000,000 Less: Tax $ 800,000 Net income $ 1,200,000 Add: Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Operating cash flows year $ 5,200,000 b) Sales $ 20,000,000 Less: Costs $ 14,000,000 Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Profit before tax $ 2,000,000 Less: Cannibalize effect $ 2,000,000 Taxable profit $ - Less: Tax $ - Net income $ - Add: Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Operating cash flows year $ 4,000,000 c) Sales $ 20,000,000 Less: Costs $ 14,000,000 Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Profit before tax $ 2,000,000 Less: Tax $ 600,000 Net income $ 1,400,000 Add: Depreciation $ 4,000,000 Operating cash flows year $ 5,400,000
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