Problem:
A pharmaceutical company is considering investing in a new production line of eye drops. Other than investing in the equipment, the company needs to increase its cash and cash equivalents by $10,000, increase the level of inventory by $30,000, increase accounts receivable by $25,000, and increase accounts payable by $5,000 at the beginning of the investment; the company will recover back these changes in working capital at the end of the project ten years later. Assume the appropriate discount rate to be 12 percent.
Required:
Question: What are the relevant cash flows given the above information?.
Note: Explain all steps comprehensively.