Brutus Co. plans to launch a new type of indelible ink pen….
Brutus Co. plans to launch a new type of indelible ink pen. Advertising for the new product will be heavy and will cost the company $9 million, although the company expects general revenues of $280 million next year from sources other than sales of the new pen. If Brutus Co. has a corporate tax-rate of 35% on its pretax income, what effect will the advertising for the new pen have on its taxes?
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Brewtus is considering adding a microbrewery onto one of its existing restaurants. This will entail an increase in inventory of $8700, an increase in accounts payables of $2300, and an increase in property, plant, and equipment of $48,000. All other accounts will remain unchanged. The change in net working capital resulting from the addition of the microbrewery is ________.
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Investment A: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cash flow: -$14,000 $6000 $6000 $6000 $6000 $6000 Investment B: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cash flow: -$15,000 $7000 $7000 $7000 $7000 $7000 Investment C: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cash flow: -$18,000 $12,000 $2000 $2000 $2000 $2000 The cash flows for three projects are shown above. The cost of capital is 9.5%. Even though we know the payback period is an unreliable investment decision rule, suppose an investor decides to take projects with a payback period two years or less. Which of these projects would he take?
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