Pendant Publishing is considering a new product line that has expected sales of $1,100,000 per year for each of the next 5 years. New equipment that is required to produce the new product will cost $1,200,000. The equipment has a useful life of 5 years and a $300,000 salvage value and will be sold at the end of year 5 for its’ salvage value. Total variable costs of the product line are $450,000 per year, total fixed costs (not including depreciation) will be an additional $180,000 per year and the initial working capital investment, to buy inventory, will be $15,000. The discount rate (interest rate) for the project is 10% and the company’s tax rate is 35%. What is the operating cash flow of year 1 for the company?

The operating cash flow of year 1 for the company is $368,500

Explanation:

In order to calculate the operating cash flow of year 1 for the company first we need to calculate the Cashflow before tax and depreciation as follows:

Cashflow before tax=Sales-Variable cost-fixed cost

Cashflow before tax=$1,100,000-$450,000-$180,000      

Cashflow before tax=$470,000

Depreciation = Original cost - Salvage / fixed Cost

Depreciation= $1,200,000 - $300,000 / 5

= $180,000

Therefore, to calculate the operating cash flow of year 1 for the company we would have to make the following calculation:

Operating Cash Flow=(CFBT×65%)+Depreciation×35%

Operating Cash Flow=($470,000×65%)+($180,000×35%)

Operating Cash Flow=$368,500

The operating cash flow of year 1 for the company is $368,500