Response to the following problem:
The president of Cook Airlines has asked you to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new jet. The jet's price is $40 million, and it is classified in the ten-year MACRS class. The purchase of the jet would require an increase in net working capital of $200,000. The jet would increase the firm's before-tax revenues by $20 million per year, but would also increase operating costs by $5 million per year. The jet is expected to be used for three years and then sold for $25 million. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%.
a. What is the amount of the investment outlay required at the beginning of the project?
b. What is the amount of the operating cash flow each year?
c. What is the amount of the nonoperating cash flow in the third year? d. What is the amount of the net cash flow for each year?