ABC Purchased a Machine for $2,575,000

question 42

Multiple Choice

ABC purchased a machine for $2,575,000. Required modifications will cost $375,000. ABC will need to invest $75,000 for additional inventory. The machine has an IRS approved useful life of 7 years; it is presumed to have no salvage value. It will only be operated for 3 years, after-which it will be sold for $600,000. ABC plans to depreciate the machine by using the straight-line method. Assume that the firm's tax rate is 40%. What is the termination (non-operating) cash flow from the machine in year three?

• A) $900,623
• B) $1,109,286
• C) $1,298,114
• D) $879,247

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External Benefit

A benefit that an activity or transaction provides which is not captured by the consumer or producer, benefiting others in society.

Public Good

A product or service that is made available to all members of a society, typically funded by the government, and characterized by non-excludability and non-rivalry.

External Cost

represents a negative spillover effect of an economic transaction on a third party who was not involved in the transaction.

External Costs

Costs that are not borne by the parties involved in economic transactions but are imposed on others, such as environmental pollution.