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

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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.
- The present value of the after-tax cash from the sale of the equipment at the end of six years is closest to which of the following? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

• A) $0.
• B) $3,645.
• C) $5,467.
• D) $9,112.

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