An asset used in a 4-year project falls in the 5-year MACRS class (refer to MACRS table on page 277), for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisition cost of $24,219,725 and will be sold for $3,275,709 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 0.21, what is the aftertax salvage value of the asset (SVNOT)?

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Freedom Corporation acquired a fixed asset for $300,000. Its estimated life at time of purchase was 4 years, with no estimated salvage value. Assume a discount rate of 7% and an income tax rate of 40%. (Use Exhibit 12.4, Appendix C, TABLE 1 and Appendix C, TABLE 2) Jy Required: 1. What is the incremental present value of the tax benefits resulting from calculating depreciation using the sum-of-the-years'-digits (SYD) method rather than the straight-line (SLN) method on this asset? Use the SYD and SLN functions in Excel to calculate depreciation charges. 2. What is the incremental present value of the tax benefits resulting from calculating depreciation using the double-declining-balance (DDB) method rather than the straight-line (SLN) method on this asset? Use the SLN and DDB functions in Excel to calculate depreciation charges. 3. What is the incremental present value of the tax benefits resulting from using MACRS rather than straight-line (SLN) depreciation? The asset qualifies as a…

An asset used in a four-year project falls in the five-year MACRS class for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisition cost of $5.7 million and will be sold for $1.8 million at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the aftertax salvage value of the asset? Refer to the MACRS schedule. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567) Aftertax salvage value