The Local Printing Company Purchases a New Copy Machine for $150,000

question 81

Multiple Choice

The local printing company purchases a new copy machine for $150,000 that reduces the cost of making a color copy by ten cents a copy.The copy machine can be depreciated straight line for seven years and the company is in the 28 percent income tax bracket.The owner believes he can sell the machine for $10,000 at the end of seven years.What is this company's total tax savings due to depreciation?

• A)$39,200
• B)$2,800
• C)$5,600
• D)$42,000

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Definitions:

Sarcomere

The basic contractile unit of muscle fiber, consisting of myofilaments.

Myofilaments

Protein filaments consisting of actin and myosin that interact within muscle cells to cause contraction.

Calcium

A chemical element symbolized as Ca, essential for many bodily functions including bone formation, muscle contraction, and blood clotting.

Muscle Contraction

The process where muscle fibers shorten and generate force as a result of interactions between actin and myosin filaments.