Premier Steel, Inc. is considering the purchase of a new machine for $100,000 that has a useful life of 3 years. The firm’s cost of capital is 11.0% and the tax rate is 40%. This machine will be sold for its salvage value of $20,000 at the end of 3-years. The machine will require an investment of $2,500 in spare parts inventory upon installation. The machine will cost $8,000 to ship and $4,000 to install and modify it. Sales are as follows: year 1 = $90,000; year 2 = $97,500; year 3 = $105,000. Operating expenses are year 1 = $25,000; year 2 = $27,000; year 3 = $29,000. The investment in working capital will be liquidated at termination of the project at the end of year 3. MACRS Rates 33% 45% 15% 7% Using MACRS, what is the operating cash flow in year 1?
