Your Company Is Considering a New Project That Will Require

question 47

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering a new project that will require $10,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of five years and will be depreciated to a book value of $3,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 9 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 34 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

• A)$476
• B)$924
• C)$1,400
• D)$1,851

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