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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.

What is the project's operating cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$  

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 $  

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.
The firm's operating cash flow would -Select-increase/decrease Item 3 by $  

Sales revenues $20 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 14 million Depreciation 4 million Interest expense 4 million

Explanation / Answer

Solution :

Sales revenues

                                20,000,000

Less :Operating costs (excluding depreciation)

-                              14,000,000

Less : Depreciation

-                                4,000,000

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE TAX

                                  2,000,000

LESS : TAX @ 40%

-                                    800,000

OPERATING INCOME AFTER TAX

                                  1,200,000

ADD : DEPRECIATION

                                  4,000,000

OPERATING CASH FLOW

                                  5,200,000

If this project would cannibalize other projects by $2 million of cash flow before taxes per year THEN

OPERATING CASH FLOW = 5200000-(2000000*0.60)

                                  4,000,000

If the tax rate dropped to 30%,

Sales revenues

                                20,000,000

Less :Operating costs (excluding depreciation)

-                              14,000,000

Less : Depreciation

-                                4,000,000

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE TAX

                                  2,000,000

LESS : TAX @ 30%

-                                    600,000

OPERATING INCOME AFTER TAX

                                  1,400,000

ADD : DEPRECIATION

                                  4,000,000

OPERATING CASH FLOW

                                  5,400,000

The firm's operating cash flow would Increase by $200000 (5400000-5200000)

Sales revenues

                                20,000,000

Less :Operating costs (excluding depreciation)

-                              14,000,000

Less : Depreciation

-                                4,000,000

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE TAX

                                  2,000,000

LESS : TAX @ 40%

-                                    800,000

OPERATING INCOME AFTER TAX

                                  1,200,000

ADD : DEPRECIATION

                                  4,000,000

OPERATING CASH FLOW

                                  5,200,000

If this project would cannibalize other projects by $2 million of cash flow before taxes per year THEN

OPERATING CASH FLOW = 5200000-(2000000*0.60)

                                  4,000,000

If the tax rate dropped to 30%,

Sales revenues

                                20,000,000

Less :Operating costs (excluding depreciation)

-                              14,000,000

Less : Depreciation

-                                4,000,000

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE TAX

                                  2,000,000

LESS : TAX @ 30%

-                                    600,000

OPERATING INCOME AFTER TAX

                                  1,400,000

ADD : DEPRECIATION

                                  4,000,000

OPERATING CASH FLOW

                                  5,400,000

The firm's operating cash flow would Increase by $200000 (5400000-5200000)