NuCar is evaluating the idea of adding manufacturing equipment to their plant: Pertinent information about this capital budgeting project is highlighted below: - Over the past 12 months. NuCar has spent $1,750,000 to make their manufacturing process more efficient. - The new manufacturing equipment will cost $75,600,000 fully installed. Thy equipment will be depreciated over 20 years to a salvage value of $0. NuCa uses straight-line depreciation. - If Nucar adds the new equipment, sales are expected to increase by $27,400,000 and costs are expected to increase by $10,000,000. - The appropriate tax rate for NuCar is 40%. - The firm's optimal capital structure is 65% equity and 35% debt. - The cost of equity is 17%, and the before-tax cost of debt is 9%. What is the incremental net cash flow per year of the project for year 1-19? 1) $11,826,000 2) $11,838,000 3) None of the given answers for this question are the correct answer. 4) $11,900,000 5) $11,952,000 6) $11,936,000
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First, we need to calculate the annual increase in sales and costs:
Increase in sales = $27,400,000
Increase in costs = $10,000,000
To calculate the net cash flow per year, we subtract the increase in costs from the increase in sales:
Net cash flow per year = Increase in sales - Increase in costs
= $27,400,000 - $10,000,000
= $17,400,000
Since the equipment will be depreciated over 20 years, the net cash flow per year will remain the same for years 1-19.
Therefore, the incremental net cash flow per year for year 1-19 is $17,400,000.
None of the given answers for this question are the correct answer.