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

question 92

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 using MACRS depreciation method for three-year property starting immediately,then the annual depreciation tax shield in year 2 is closest to:

• A)20,785
• B)27,991
• C)84,000
• D)180,000

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

A reduction in economic effectiveness that happens when a good or service does not reach or cannot reach equilibrium.

Monopolist

A single seller in a market who has significant control over the price and supply of a product.

Marginal Cost

The variation in the overall expense that occurs as a result of increasing the production quantity by one unit.

Consumer Surplus

The benefit consumers receive when they pay less for a product than what they were prepared to pay, measured by the area beneath the demand curve and above the price.