The financial staff of Cairn Communications has identified the following information for the first year of the roll-out of its new proposed service:
Projected sales $25 million
Operating costs (not including depreciation) 12 million
Depreciation 5 million
Interest expense 4 million
The company faces a 35% tax rate. What is the project's operating cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? Write out your answer completely. For example, 2 million should be entered as 2,000,000.