Your Company Is Considering a New Project That Will Require

question 26

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering a new project that will require $250,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of eight years and will be depreciated to a book value of $10,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 12 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 21 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

• A) $63,618
• B) $31,296
• C) $117,733
• D) $86,997

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