A Manager Is Considering Investing in a New Piece of Equipment

question 33

Multiple Choice

A manager is considering investing in a new piece of equipment. The equipment cost $50,000 and the manager will finance the full amount of the cost over three years at an interest rate of 4 percent. In the third year, the manager will repay the entire principal of the loan plus the year's annual interest, after making interest- only payments for the first two years. The equipment will generate $30,000 in future operating profit each of the three years and has a salvage value of zero at the end of the three years. The tax rate on the firm's profit is 8 percent each year. What is the firm's interest- only payment in each of the three years?

• A)$2,400
• B)$4,000
• C)$1,200
• D)$2,000

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Definitions:

AMT Rate

The percentage at which the Alternative Minimum Tax is levied on income, designed to ensure that individuals pay a minimum amount of tax.

Subchapter S Corporation

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Stockholder Basis

The amount of a stockholder's investment in a company, used to determine capital gains or losses for tax purposes.

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