Question

Colsen Communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at Year 1) for a proposed project. The financial staff has collected the following information on the project: Sales revenues $20 million Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 14 million Depreciation 4 million Interest expense 4 million The company has a 40% tax rate, and its WACC is 10%. Write out your answers completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. What is the project's cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

$5,200,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Operating income before tax = Sales revenue - operating costs - Depreciation

= $20,000,000 - $14,000,000 - $4,000,000

= $2,000,000

Operating income after taxes = Operating income before tax - Taxes@40%

= $2,000,000 - $800,000

= $1,200,000

Operating cash flow = Operating income after taxes + Depreciation

= $1,200,000 + $4,000,000

= $5,200,000