Allen Air Lines must liquidate some equipment that is being replaced. The equipment originally cost $6.4 million, of which 75% has been depreciated. The used equipment can be sold today for $3.2 million, and its tax rate is 25%. What is the equipment's after-tax net salvage value? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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Net Salvage Value
Allen Air Lines must liquidate some
equipment that is being replaced. The
equipment originally cost $6.4 million, of
which 75% has been depreciated. The
used equipment can be sold today for
$3.2 million, and its tax rate is 25%.
What is the equipment's after-tax net
salvage value? Enter your answer in
dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2
million should be entered as 1,200,000.
Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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Transcribed Image Text:Net Salvage Value Allen Air Lines must liquidate some equipment that is being replaced. The equipment originally cost $6.4 million, of which 75% has been depreciated. The used equipment can be sold today for $3.2 million, and its tax rate is 25%. What is the equipment's after-tax net salvage value? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. LA
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As 75% of equipment has been depreciated, book value of equipment at the time of sale is calculated as

Book value = $6400000×(1-0.75)

After tax net salvage value = Sales proceeds - Tax rate*(Sales proceeds - Book value of equipment when sold)

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