DogChew Products Needs to Replace Its Rawhide Tanning and Molding

question 180

Multiple Choice

DogChew Products needs to replace its rawhide tanning and molding equipment. It can be used for five years and will have no salvage value. The equipment costs $930,000. The firm can lease it for $245,000 a year, or it can borrow the money to purchase the equipment at 9%. The firm's tax rate is 39%. The CCA rate is 20% (Class 8) .

Assume that the original information is true, except that the firm uses the straight-line method to depreciate the equipment to zero over its five-year life. What is the annual depreciation tax shield?

• A) $26,876
• B) $53,752
• C) $62,023
• D) $84,074
• E) $72,540

Identify and understand the phenomenon of "creative destruction" and its role in market innovation and progress.

Recognize the mechanisms through which market economies resolve basic economic questions regarding production, distribution, and consumption.

Understand the basic components and functions of the circular flow model in a market economy.

Identify the roles of households and businesses within the market system.

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Definitions:

Usurious Interest

Exorbitantly high interest rates, often exceeding legal or ethically acceptable limits.

Unconscionable

Refers to actions or terms that are excessively unjust or unreasonable, often to a degree that they violate fairness or ethics.

Supply

The sum of a product or service that can be bought at a specific price.

Land

The surface of the earth and its natural resources, considered a fundamental factor of production in economics.