IMANET Exam CMA Topic 1 Question 92 Discussion

The estimated incremental after-tax operating cash flows for each year of a capital project consist of two components: the after-tax cash inflows from operations and the depreciation tax shield arising from me purchase of new equipment. The first of these for Pelican can be calculated as follows:

Pelican's total incremental after-tax operating cash flows for each year of the project's

life is thus $106,000 ($90,000 + $16,000).