Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 58

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
(Include the MACRS Table from the Appendix. )
Casa Grande Farms is considering purchasing multiple tractors for a total purchase price of $540,000.These tractors are expected to generate EBITDA of $250,000 for each of the next three years.Casa Grande Farms has a 35% tax rate and has a cost of capital of 10%.
-Assuming that Casa Grande Farms depreciates these tractors straight line over the three year life,then the NPV of buying the tractors is closest to:

• A)20,785
• B)36,225
• C)81,715
• D)513,235

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Definitions:

Soft Rationing

Internal limitations set by a company on the amount of funds allocated for new investments or projects.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, demonstrating the proportion of fixed versus variable costs a company has.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that remain constant regardless of how much is produced or sold, including rent, salaries, and insurance costs.

Accounting Break-Even

The point where total sales equal total expenses, and the company makes no profit but also incurs no loss.