Cash flows estimation and capital budgeting: You are the head of finance department in XYZ Company. You are considering adding a new machine to your production facility. The new machine’s base price is $10,300.00, and it would cost another $2,920.00 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after three years for $1,850.00. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $880.00. The new machine would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $34,665.00 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. XYZ's marginal tax rate is 35.00%. If the project's cost of capital is 15.00%, what is the NPV of the project?
Answer is either: a).$37,213.15 b).$13,220.00 c).$42,287.67 d).$10,300.00 e).$24,588.95