Paper Company Has a Tax Rate of 40% and a Required

question 40

Multiple Choice

Paper Company has a tax rate of 40% and a required rate of return of 10%.Depreciation expense relating to operating equipment is $80,000 per year.The asset has a five year life.The present value of one for five years at 10% is 0.6209.The present value of an ordinary annuity of one for five years at 10% is 3.7908.What is the present value of the after-tax cash flows from the annual depreciation expense over the life of the equipment?

• A) $0
• B) $19,869
• C) $80,000
• D) $121,306

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