Shelton Tax Services is considering investing in new software for their corporate tax business. The investment will require an outlay of $350,000 initially, and is expected to generate the following after-tax cash flows: Year 1, $60,000; Year 2, $80,000; Year 3, $105,000; Year 4, $120,000; Year 5, $145,000. Shelton uses a discount rate of 10%. What is the net present value of the proposed investment? Should this investment be accepted or rejected? Must show your computation steps. Use the appropriate tables in Appendix A to obtain the relevant present value factor and round up your final answer to the nearest dollar

Shelton Tax Services is considering investing in new software for their corporate tax business. The investment will require an outlay of $350,000 initially, and is expected to generate the following after-tax cash flows: Year 1, $60,000; Year 2, $80,000; Year 3, $105,000; Year 4, $120,000; Year 5, $145,000. Shelton uses a discount rate of 10%. What is the net present value of the proposed investment? Should this investment be accepted or rejected? Must show your computation steps. Use the appropriate tables in Appendix A to obtain the relevant present value factor and round up your final answer to the nearest dollar

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