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Lander Company has an opportunity to pursue a capital budgeting project with a five-year time horizon. After careful study, Lander estimated the following costs and revenues for the project: $ 260,000 $ 63,000 $ 19,500 Cost of equipment needed Working capital needed Repair the equipment in two years Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $380,000 $195,000 $ 86,000 The piece of equipment mentioned above has a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. Lander uses straight-line depreciation for financial reporting and tax purposes. The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 12%. When the project concludes in five years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Calculate the annual income tax expense for each of years 1 through 5 that will arise as a result of this investment opportunity. 2. Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.) 1. Income tax expense Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

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