Colsen communications is trying to estimate the first-year cash flow (at year 1) for a proposed project. the financial staff has collected the following information on the project: sales revenues $20 million operating costs (excluding depreciation) 14 million depreciation 4 million interest expense 4 million the company has a 40% tax rate, and its wacc is 10%. write out your answers completely. for example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. what is the project's cash flow for the first year (t = 1)? round your answer to the nearest dollar.

$5,200,000

Explanation:

Operating income before tax = Sales revenue - operating costs - Depreciation

                                                = $20,000,000 - $14,000,000 - $4,000,000

                                                = $2,000,000

Operating income after taxes = Operating income before tax  - [email protected]%

                                                 = $2,000,000 - $800,000

                                                 = $1,200,000

Operating cash flow = Operating income after taxes + Depreciation

                                  = $1,200,000 + $4,000,000

                                  = $5,200,000