An electrical appliance company purchased an industrial robot costing $320,000 in year 0. The industrial robot, to be used for welding operations, is classified as a seven-year MACRS recovery property. If the robot is to be sold after five years, compute the amounts of gains (losses) for the following three salvage values, assuming that both capital gains and ordinary incomes are taxed at 35%:(a) $15,000(b) $125,460(c) $200,000

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An electrical appliance company purchased an industrial robot costing $320,000 in year 0. The industrial robot, to be used for welding operations, is classified as a seven-year MACRS recovery property. If the robot is to be sold after five years, compute the amounts of gains (losses) for the following three salvage values, assuming that both capital gains and ordinary incomes are taxed at 35%:
(a) $15,000
(b) $125,460
(c) $200,000

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