Question 11, Problem 9-17a
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You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing.
Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants
$1.1 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $22 million on new
equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following
estimates (in millions of dollars):
1
2
9
10
Sales revenue
26.000
26.000
26.000
26.000
\text{Cost of goods sold}
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
= Gross profit
10.400
10.400
10.400
10.400
\text{General, sales, and administrative expenses}
1.760
1.760
1.760
1.760
Depreciation
2.200
2.200
2.200
2.200
= Net operating income
6.440
6.440
6.440
6.440
a. Given the available information, what are the free cash flows in years 0 through 10 that should be used to evaluate
the proposed project?
The free cash flow for year 0 is $ million. (Round to three decimal places, and enter a decrease as a negative
number.)