Your Company Is Considering a New Project That Will Require

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering a new project that will require $100,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 10 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $5,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 14 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 30 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

• A)$14,865.93
• B)$14,030.79
• C)$15,017.25
• D)$15,997.13

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