ABC Corp. makes a $96,000 investment in capital equipment that generates before-tax operating cash flows (excluding CCA tax shield) of $32,900 per year for 9 years. The project requires a net working capital of $7,000 today which will be recovered at the end of the project's life. The CCA rate is 22% (declining balance method) and the half-year rule applies. The discount rate is 13.80%, the tax rate is 35% and the expected salvage value is zero. What is the present value of the CCA tax shield over the project's life?

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ABC Corp. makes a $96,000 investment in capital equipment that generates before-tax operating cash flows (excluding CCA tax shield) of $32,900 per year for 9 years. The project requires a net working capital of $7,000 today which will be recovered at the end of the project's life. The CCA rate is 22% (declining balance method) and the half-year rule applies. The discount rate is 13.80%, the tax rate is 35% and the expected salvage value is zero. What is the present value of the CCA tax shield over the project's life?

a.$14,229

b.$19,396

c.$14,583

d.$20,648

e.$12,167 

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