PROJECT CASH FLOW Colsen Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following infor- mation on the project: Sales revenues $15 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 10.5 million Depreciation 3 million Interest expense 3 million The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%. a. What is the project's cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? b. If this project would cannibalize other projects by $1.5 million of cash flow before taxes per year, how would this change your answer to part a? c. Ignore part b. If the tax rate dropped to 30%, how would that change your answer to part a?

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PROJECT CASH FLOW Colsen Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash
flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following infor-
mation on the project:
12-2
Sales revenues
$15 million
Operating costs (excluding depreciation)
10.5 million
Depreciation
3 million
Interest expense
3 million
The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%.
a. What is the project's cash flow for the first year (t = 1)?
b. If this project would cannibalize other projects by $1.5 million of cash flow before taxes
per year, how would this change your answer to part a?
c. Ignore part b. If the tax rate dropped to 30%, how would that change your answer to
part a?
Transcribed Image Text:PROJECT CASH FLOW Colsen Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following infor- mation on the project: 12-2 Sales revenues $15 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 10.5 million Depreciation 3 million Interest expense 3 million The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 11%. a. What is the project's cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? b. If this project would cannibalize other projects by $1.5 million of cash flow before taxes per year, how would this change your answer to part a? c. Ignore part b. If the tax rate dropped to 30%, how would that change your answer to part a?
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