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Einstein Construction Co. specializes in building replicas of historic houses. Bree Andrus. president of Einstein Construction, is considering the purchase of various items of equipment on July 1. 20Y2. for $300,000. The equipment would have a useful life of five years and no residual value. In the past, all equipment has been leased. For tax purposes, Bee is considenng depreciating the equipment by the straight-line method. She discussed the matter with her CPA and learned that although the straight-line method could be elected, it was to her advantage to use the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) for tax purposes. She asked for your advice as to which method to use for tax purposes.
What factors would you present for Bree’s consideration in the selection of a depreciation method?
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- 1. A special manufacturing and handling device was purchased by Alfonso Manufacturing for $200,000 and is depreciated over MACRS. CFBT is estimated to amount to $800,000 for the first 2 years followed by $600,000 thereafter until the asset is retained. The effective tax rate, Te is 35% and interest is 10% per year. In present worth dollars determine the CFAT and determine if it was a viable purchase. (Note answer must be in a tabular format)arrow_forwarda. Calculate the after tax income if (1) Corrie Company keeps the warehouse and (2) if Corrie Company sells the warehouse.arrow_forwardThe Dauten Toy Corporation currently uses an injection molding machine that was purchased prior to the new tax legislation. The machine is being depreciated on a straight- line basis, and it has 6 years of remaining life. Its current book value is $2,400, and it can be sold for $2,600 at this time. Thus, the anual depreciation expense is $2,400/6= $400 per year. If the old machine is not replaced, it can be sold for $500 at the end of its useful life. Dauten offered a replacement machine which has a cost of $10,000, an estimated useful life of 6 years, and an estimated salvage value of $800. The replacement machine is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation at the time of purchase. The replacement machine would permit an output expansion, so sales would arise by $1,000 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would cause operating expenses simultaneously increase by $500. Dauten's marginal federal-plus- state tax rate is 25%, and its WACC is 11% What is the NPV of the…arrow_forward
- Please help mearrow_forwardDon’s Workshop acquired a machine two years ago for $40,000. The depreciation schedule is listed below. Don wants to sell it now to buy a new model of the machine. Don has been offered $20,000 for his old machine. What is the after-tax salvage value? (Assume the tax rate is 20%) MACRS 5-year property $18,944.00 $18,904.80 $19,909.09 $19,840.00 $19,358.88arrow_forwardThe Dauten Toy Corporation currently uses an injection molding machine that was purchased prior to the new tax legislation. This machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis, and it has 6 years of remaining life. Its current book value is $2,400, and it can be sold for $2,500 at this time. Thus, the annual depreciation expense is $2,400/6 = $400 per year. If the old machine is not replaced, it can be sold for $500 at the end of its useful life. Dauten is offered a replacement machine which has a cost of $8,000, an estimated useful life of 6 years, and an estimated salvage value of $800. The replacement machine is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation at the time of purchase. The replacement machine would permit an output expansion, so sales would rise by $800 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would cause operating expenses to decline by $1,000 per year. The new machine would require that inventories be increased by $2,500, but accounts payable would…arrow_forward
- The Dauten Toy Corporation currently uses an injection molding machine that was purchased prior to the new tax legislation. This machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis, and it has 6 years of remaining life. Its current book value is $2,400, and it can be sold for $2,500 at this time. Thus, the annual depreciation expense is $2,400/6 = $400 per year. If the old machine is not replaced, it can be sold for $500 at the end of its useful life. Dauten is offered a replacement machine which has a cost of $10,000, an estimated useful life of 6 years, and an estimated salvage value of $800. The replacement machine is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation at the time of purchase. The replacement machine would permit an output expansion, so sales would rise by $800 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would cause operating expenses to decline by $1,500 per year. The new machine would require that inventories be increased by $2,000, but accounts payable would…arrow_forwardFink Co. is interested in purchasing a new business vehicle. The vehicle costs $48,000 and will generate delivery revenue of $23,000 for each of the next 6 years. At the end of the 6 years, the vehicle will have a salvage value of $4,800. The tax rate is 21%. Assuming that the vehicle is depreciated using MACRS 5-year property class, and that Fink Co. uses an after-tax MARR of 7%, compute the PW and determine whether Fink Co. should purchase the new business vehicle. Click here to access the TVM Factor Table calculator. Click here to access the MACRS-GDS Property Classes. Click here to access the MACRS-GDS percentages page. Click here to access the MACRS-GDS percentages for 27.5-year residential rental property. $ Carry all interim calculations to 5 decimal places and then round your final answer to a whole number. The tolerance is ±10. Should Fink Co. purchase the new business vehicle? Yesarrow_forwardThe Dauten Toy Corporation uses an injection molding machine that was purchased prior to the new tax legislation. This machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis, and it has 6 years of remaining life. Its current book value is $2,100, and it can be sold for $2,500 at this time. Thus, the annual depreciation expense is $2,100/6 = $350 per year. If the old machine is not replaced, it can be sold for $500 at the end of its useful life. Dauten is offered a replacement machine which has a cost of $10,000, an estimated useful life of 6 years, and an estimated salvage value of $800. The replacement machine is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation at the time of purchase. The replacement machine would permit an output expansion, so sales would rise by $800 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would cause operating expenses to decline by $1,500 per year. The new machine would require that inventories be increased by $2,000, but accounts payable would…arrow_forward
- The Dauten Toy Corporation currently uses an injection molding machine that was purchased prior to the new tax legislation. This machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis, and it has 6 years of remaining life. Its current book value is $2,100, and it can be sold for $2,500 at this time. Thus, the annual depreciation expense is $2,100/6 = $350 per year. If the old machine is not replaced, it can be sold for $500 at the end of its useful life. Dauten is offered a replacement machine which has a cost of $9,000, an estimated useful life of 6 years, and an estimated salvage value of $800. The replacement machine is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation at the time of purchase. The replacement machine would permit an output expansion, so sales would rise by $800 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would cause operating expenses to decline by $1,500 per year. The new machine would require that inventories be increased by $2,000, but accounts payable would…arrow_forwardA Hat company bought a new machine for $1,000. This equipment has a useful life of 15 years and a salvage value of $200. The company has been using the seven-year MACRS property class to depreciate the asset for tax purposes. At the end of year 5, the company sold the equipment for $800. The tax rate is 40%. What are the net proceeds (after tax) from the sale of the equipment?arrow_forwardDungan Corporation is evaluating a proposal to purchase a new drill press to replace a less efficient machine presently in use. The cost of the new equipment at time 0, including delivery and Installation, is $205,000. If It is purchased, Dungan will incur costs of $5,200 to remove the present equipment and revamp its facilities. This $5,200 is tax deductible at time 0. Depreciation for tax purposes will be allowed as follows: year 1, $42,000; year 2, $72,000; and in each of years 3 through 5, $32,000 per year. The existing equipment has a book and tax value of $102,000 and a remaining useful life of 10 years. However, the existing equipment can be sold for only $42,000 and is being depreciated for book and tax purposes using the straight-line method over its actual life. Management has provided you with the following comparative manufacturing cost data. Annual capacity (units) Annual costs: Labor a. b. Depreciation Other (all cash) Total annual costs The existing equipment is expected…arrow_forward
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