Manjarrez Corporation Has Provided the Following Information Concerning a Capital

question 92

Multiple Choice

Manjarrez Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 6%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.
The income tax expense in year 2 is:

• A) $18,000
• B) $168,000
• C) $21,000
• D) $129,000

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Definitions:

Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not fluctuate with the level of production or sales within a certain range, such as rent or salaries.

Absorption Costing

A costing technique that encompasses the total expenses of production, including direct materials, labor, and all overhead costs, both variable and fixed, in a product's cost.

Single Product

A business or manufacturing approach where only one type of product is produced rather than multiple products.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all direct costs and overhead in the cost of a product.