Question: Down Under Boomerang, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.52 million. The fixed asset falls into the three-year MACRS class. The project is estimated to generate $2,020,000 in annual sales, with costs of $727,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $240,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $290,000 at the end of the project.
If the tax rate is 30 percent, what is the project's year 1 net cash flow? Year 2? Year 3?