Quad Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.85 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life. The project is estimated to generate $2,130,000 in annual sales, with costs of $825,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $350,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $235,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 34 percent, what is the project’s Year 0 net cash flow? Year 1? Year 2? Year 3?
Part 2: If the required return is 11 percent, what is the project's NPV?