You Have Been Asked by the President of Your Company

question 103

Multiple Choice

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $50,000. The truck falls into the MACRS three-year class, and it will be sold after three years for $5,000. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $2,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $25,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal tax rate is 21 percent. What will the operating cash flow for this project be during year 2?

• A) $21,890
• B) $22,225
• C) $22,690
• D) $24,417

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Definitions:

Cash Basis

Cash basis accounting is an accounting method where revenue and expenses are recorded only when cash is received or paid, respectively.

Sales Revenue

The income received by a company from its sales of goods or the provision of services.

Adjusting Entries

Accounting records entries registered at the conclusion of an accounting period for the purpose of assigning revenues and expenses to the period they truly took place.

Accrual Basis

A bookkeeping approach that logs income and expenses at the time they are accrued, without taking into account the timing of the cash flows.