Marc Corporation Wants to Purchase a New Machine for $400,000

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Multiple Choice

Marc Corporation wants to purchase a new machine for $400,000.Management predicts that the machine can produce sales of $275,000 each year for the next 5 years.Expenses are expected to include direct materials,direct labor,and factory overhead (excluding depreciation) totaling $80,000 per year.The company uses MACRS for depreciation.The machine is considered as a 3-year property and is not expected to have any significant residual at the end of its useful years.Marc's income tax rate is 40%.Management requires a minimum of 10% return on all investments.A partial MACRS depreciation table is reproduced below.
What is the after-tax cash inflow in Year 1 from the investment (rounded to the nearest thousand) ?

• A)$62,000.
• B)$114,000.
• C)$170,000.
• D)$240,000.
• E)$37,000.

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Marginal Revenue Curve

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Marginal Cost

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