Your Firm Needs a Machine Which Costs $60,000, and Requires

question 5

Multiple Choice

Your firm needs a machine which costs $60,000, and requires $15,000 in maintenance for each year of its five-year life. After five years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS five-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 35 percent and a discount rate of 10 percent. If this machine can be sold for $8,000 at the end of year 5, what is the after-tax salvage value?

• A)$3,456.00
• B)$4,544.00
• C)$5,200.00
• D)$6,409.60

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (both direct and indirect) allocated to a single unit of product, used in setting prices and assessing profitability.

Variable Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes only variable production costs (materials, labor, and variable overhead) in the cost of goods sold, treating fixed overhead as a period expense.

Net Operating Income

The profit a company makes after deducting operating expenses like wages, depreciation, and cost of goods sold, but before interest and taxes.

Operating Loss

A situation where a company's operating expenses exceed its gross profits or revenues, indicating that it is not making money from its core operations.