The Morgan Company Has Been Awarded a Six-Year Contract to Provide

question 174

Multiple Choice

The Morgan Company has been awarded a six-year contract to provide repair service to a commercial bus line. Morgan Company has gathered the following data associated with the items needed for this contract:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Cost of the Special equipment needed now } & \$ 300,00 \\\hline \text { Working capital needed now } & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Net annual operating cash inflows } & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \text { Equipment maintenance overhaul at the End of Four Years } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Salvage Value of the Equipment in six Years } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
The special equipment is in Class 7 with a maximum $15 \% \mathrm { CCA }$ rate. The income tax rate is $40 \%$ , and Morgan's after-tax cost of capital is $14 \%$ . At the end of six years, the working capital will be released for use elsewhere.
- Assume the special equipment will have a zero salvage value (instead of $20,000) at the end of six years.The present value of the total tax savings for all years because of the CCA tax shield is closest to which of the following? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

• A) $56,373.
• B) $58,258.
• C) $60,143.
• D) $62,069.

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