What is the free cash flow for the project in year one?

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48) Management expects a project to generate EBIT of $600,000 per year for 4 years.
Depreciation expense is expected to be $225,000 per year and the corporation’s tax rate
is 40%. The project will require an increase in net working capital of $50,000 in year
one and allow a decrease in net working capital of $25,000 in year four. The capital
expenditure for the project will occur in year zero. What is the free cash flow for the
project in year one?

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  Free Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash equivalents in a business.  Free cash flow is the amount of capital which is available for distribution. This distribution is made after meeting the depreciation,taxes, working capital and investments. Positive cash flow indicates that the firm have cash after meeting its expenses. On the other hand negative cash flow is the indication of the non generation of revenue after meeting the expenses. The equation for finding the cash flow is mentioned below:

Operating cash flow =Operating income(EBIT)+ Depreciation - Taxes + Change in working capital 

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Free Cash flow = (EBIT *(1-tr))+D+LI+WC

Where, 

EBIT   = Earnings Before Interest and Tax

tr         = tax rate

D         = Depreciation

LI         = Long term investments

WC     = Working Capital 

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