Company X is considering an expansion. The necessary equipment would be purchased for $9 million, and the expansion would require an additional $3 million investment in working capital. The tax rate is 40%.

a. What is the initial investment outlay?

b. The company spent and expensed $50,000 on research related to the project last year. Would this change the answer?

c. The company plans to use another building that it owns to house the project. The building could be sold for $1 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would that fact change the solution?