Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $660,000 computer-based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its six-year life. It will be worth $52,000 at the end of that time. You will be able to reduce working capital by $47,000 at the beginning of the project. Working capital will revert back to normal at the end of the project. Assume the tax rate is 35 percent.
Requirement 1:
Suppose your required return on the project is 10 percent and your pretax cost savings are $202,000 per year. What is the NPV of the project?
Requirement 2:
Suppose your required return on the project is 10 percent and your pretax cost savings are $142,000 per year. What is the NPV of the project?