Lux Hotels, Inc. has signed a contract with Deluxe Rooms, Inc. for $3 million. In the contract Lux sold cleaning equipments to Deluxe and also receive one year's cleaning service from Deluxe. Deluxe received the $3 million cash at contract inception. The standalone price for the equipment is $200,000 and the stand alone price for the service contract is $3 million. Under the cleaning service agreement, Deluxe Rooms is obligated to clean and prepare hotels rooms managed by Lux Hotel on a daily basis from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019. What is the revenue recognized for the sale of equipment at the inception of the contract? Please write out your numbers in the format such as $24,456, 234. Do not use words such as million or thousands in your answer.

Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?