A Corporation Has Decided to Replace an Existing Asset with a Newer

question 83

Multiple Choice

A corporation has decided to replace an existing asset with a newer model. Two years ago, the existing asset originally cost $30,000 and was being depreciated under MACRS using a five-year recovery period. The existing asset can be sold for $25,000. The new asset will cost $75,000 and will also be depreciated under MACRS using a five-year recovery period. If the assumed tax rate is 40 percent on ordinary income and capital gains, the initial investment is ________.

• A) $42,000
• B) $52,440
• C) $54,240
• D) $50,000

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Conduct hypothesis tests on the regression coefficients and understand the significance of these tests.

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Definitions:

Interest

The charge for borrowing money or the return on invested capital, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate.

EBITDA Coverage Ratio

A financial metric that assesses a company's ability to pay off its debts, calculated by dividing EBITDA by total debt service costs.

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, a measure of a company's operating performance.

Interest Charges

Costs incurred by borrowers for the use of borrowed money, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate.