Moon Pie Company Is Considering Automated Baking Equipment That Costs

question 67

Multiple Choice

Moon Pie Company is considering automated baking equipment that costs $500,000 installed and would replace the present handmade production method. The present equipment has a zero book and salvage value. The new equipment will not increase revenues but will reduce operating costs from a current level of $600,000 to $300,000 per year. The depreciation of the new equipment will be $73,000 per year. What are the annual incremental net cash flows? Assume a marginal tax rate of 40 percent.

• A) $296,800
• B) $136,200
• C) $192,200
• D) $209,200

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Definitions:

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded for a long-term asset since its acquisition.

Consolidation Purposes

The process of combining the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries into one comprehensive financial statement package, to present as if the group were a single entity.

Excess Amortizations

The amount by which amortization expense exceeds the amount necessary to amortize the cost of a tangible or intangible asset over its useful life.

Intra-Entity Asset Transfers

Transactions involving the transfer of assets or services between divisions or subsidiaries within the same entity, which may need to be adjusted for in consolidated financial reporting.