Thompson Manufacturing is considering two investment proposals. The first involves a quality improvement project, and the second is about an advertising campaign. The cash flows associated with each project appear below: Quality Improvement Advertising Campaign
Intial cash inflow 100,000 100,000
Cash inflows
Year 1 10,000 80,000
Year 2 30,000 45,000
Year 3 125,000 10,000
Suppose the hurdle rate of the firm is 10%. Calculate the cash inflows of the "incremental project" by subtracting the cash flows of the second project from the cash flows of the first project. What is the IRR of the incremental project?

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1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Tubby toys estimates that its new line of rubber ducks will generate sales of $7.60 million, operating costs of $4.60 million, and a depreciation expense of $1.60 million. if the tax rate is 35%, what is the firm’s operating cash flow? (enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)