A company is planning to augment its production capacity through equipment additions that will cost $350,000. This augmentation of capacity will result in increase of costs by $150000 per year for 5 years and also increases the gross income by $250,000 per year for the same period. For evaluating the project, the company uses Straight line depreciation model for taxation purpose, salvage value of $75,000 and a life of 5 years. If the MARR is 30% and company's tax rate is 35%, basis total cash flows is the capacity augmentation justified (Investment tax credit and working capital to be neglected)

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A company is planning to augment its
production capacity through equipment
additions that will cost $350,000. This
augmentation of capacity will result in
increase of costs by $150000 per year for 5
years and also increases the gross income
by $250,000 per year for the same period.
For evaluating the project, the company
uses Straight line depreciation model for
taxation purpose, salvage value of $75,000
and a life of 5 years. If the MARR is 30%
and company's tax rate is 35%, basis total
cash flows is the capacity augmentation
justified (Investment tax credit and working
capital to be neglected)
Transcribed Image Text:A company is planning to augment its production capacity through equipment additions that will cost $350,000. This augmentation of capacity will result in increase of costs by $150000 per year for 5 years and also increases the gross income by $250,000 per year for the same period. For evaluating the project, the company uses Straight line depreciation model for taxation purpose, salvage value of $75,000 and a life of 5 years. If the MARR is 30% and company's tax rate is 35%, basis total cash flows is the capacity augmentation justified (Investment tax credit and working capital to be neglected)
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