Markov Manufacturing recently spent $10.2 million to purchase some equipment used in the manufacture of disk drives. The firm expects that this equipment will have a useful life of five years, and its marginal corporate tax rate is 21%. The company plans to use straight-line depreciation. a. What is the annual depreciation expense associated with this equipment? b. What is the annual depreciation tax shield? c. Rather than straight-line depreciation, suppose Markov will use the MACRS depreciation method for the five-year life of the property. Calculate the depreciation tax shield each year for this equipment under this accelerated depreciation schedule.

What is the NPV assuming a 12% rate of return. (ignore Tax) Bramble Inc. is considering modernizing its production facility by investing in new equipment and selling the old equipment. The following information has been collected on this investment: Depreciation is $10, 230 per year for the old equipment. The straight-line depreciation method would be used for the new equipment over an eight-year period with salvage value of $4,600. Calculate NPV assuming a 12% rate of return Bramble Inc. is considering modernizing its production facility by investing in new equipment and selling the old equipment. The following information has been collected on this investment: Cost Old Equipment Accumulated depreciation Remaining life Current salvage value Salvage value in 8 years Annual cash operating costs $81,840 Cost $41,000 8 years $11,200 $0 $35,700 New Equipment Estimated useful life Salvage value in 8 years Annual cash operating costs $38,000 8 years $4,600 $30,700 Depreciation is $10,230 per…

Problem 1: American Company is considering a new product whose data are shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero-salvage value, and no change in net operating working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project would compete with other American products and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? IRR? Briefly discuss the results. 10.0% -$5,000 $80,000 WACC Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products (cannibalization) Investment cost (depreciable basis) Annual sales revenues Annual operating costs (excl. depreciation) Tax rate $67,500 -$25,000 35.0%

Taxes are costs, and, therefore, changes in tax rates can affect consumer prices, project lives, and the value of existing firms. Evaluate the change in taxation on the valuation of the following project: Assumptions: Tax depreciation is straight-line over three years. Pre-tax salvage value is 25 in Year 3 and 50 if the asset is scrapped in Year 2. Tax on salvage value is 40% of the difference between salvage value and  book value of the investment. The cost of capital is 20%.     4. Would it now make sense to terminate the project after two rather than three years? 5. How would your answers change if the corporate income tax were abolished entirely? NOTE: The three initial question was sent before these last two. please clarify the answer as much as possible in the Excel spreadsheet. The table to the question is attchedThank you

what is the present value of the tax shield for the following project? the initial investment is $300,000. the project will last for 6 years, at which time the asset will be sold for $90,000. the asset will be depreciated on a declining balance basis at a rate of 20 percent. the firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. the firm's required rate of return is 8 percent a) 16,204.36 b) 82,539.68 c) 98,744.04 d) 66,335.32

(a) New manufacturing equipment costs $225,000, salvage value is $25,000, and average annual earnings of $20,000 after taxes is expected. Find the average annual rate of return. If the earnings are doubled, then what is the rate?(b) Investment for new equipment is $100,000, and the salvage value is $10,000. Average yearly earnings from this equipment are $15,000 after taxes. What is the non-time-value-ofmoney return? When is the payback?

Your firm is considering investing in a new capital project that requires an initial investment of $8,000,000. This equipment will be depreciated by the straight-line over four years down to a value of zero. The machinery also has an operation life of four years. At the end of that life, you estimate it will have a salvage value of $120,000. Any gain or loss on the resell will be taxed at the firm's marginal tax rate. During the four-year life, the project should generate annual cash flows of $225,000 per year. The firm has a marginal tax rate of 22%, and it requires a return of 8.50% on projects of such risk. What is the Net Present Value of this project?

A corporation is considering purchasing a machine that will save $150,000 per year before taxes. The cost of operating the machine (including maintenance) is $30,000 per year. The machine will be needed for five years, after which it will have a zero salvage value. MACRS depreciation will be used, assuming a three-year class life. The marginal income tax rate is 25%. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, how much can it afford to pay for this machine? Click the icon to view the MACRS depreciation schedules Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when /- 15% per year. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, it can afford to pay thousand for this machine. (Round to one decimal place.)

Nguyen Company has an opportunity to purchase an asset that will cost company $59,000. The asset is expected to add $23,000 per year to the company’s net income. Assuming the asset has a five-year useful life and zero salvage value, the unadjusted rate of return based on the average investment will be ?

J.B. Enterprises is considering the purchase of new equipment with a cost of             $1,000,000. If the equipment is purchased, the incremental net cash flows are             expected to be $300,000 per year for five years. These net cash flows already reflect the                    of the equipment and the company’s 40% tax rate. However, there are liability risks            associated with the use of this product. The board of directors estimates a “cost of worry” of $25,000 per year. Calculate the net present value of this project incorporating     the cost of worry if the company’s cost of capital is 10%.             a.         $42,466             b.         $340,909             c.         $375,000             d.         $61,420