Borden Company Has the Choice Between Two Investments

question 8

Essay

Borden Company has the choice between two investments. Investment 1 will generate a $27,000 deductible loss this year (year 0), $15,000 taxable income in year 1, and $60,000 taxable income in year 2. Investment 2 will generate $16,000 taxable income in years 0, 1, and 2. Assume that income and loss reflect before-tax cash flow for Borden. Using the appropriate present value tables, determine which opportunity Borden should choose if it has a 35% marginal tax rate and uses a 7% discount rate to compute NPV (round the calculations to the nearest whole dollar)?

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