Allied Products, Inc., is considering a new product launch. The firm expects to have annual operating cash flow of $8.3 million for the next eight years. Allied Products uses a discount rate of 13 percent for new product launches. The initial investment is $38.3 million. Assume that the project has no salvage value at the end of its economic life.
What is the NPV of the new product? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
After the first year, the project can be dismantled and sold for $25.3 million. If the estimates of remaining cash flows are revised based on the first year’s experience, calculate the equivalent annual cash flows the project must earn to equal the aftertax salvage value. Assume the salvage value given is an aftertax value. (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)