(Appendix 13C) Bedolla Corporation Is Considering a Capital Budgeting Project

Multiple Choice

(Appendix 13C) Bedolla Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $160,000 in equipment with an expected life of 4 years and zero salvage value. Annual incremental sales would be $430,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $310,000. The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 8%. The company uses straight-line depreciation. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.
-The net present value of the entire project is closest to:

A) $317,952
B) $157,952
C) $237,440
D) $224,000