A Company That Utilizes the MACRS System of Depreciation

question 101

Multiple Choice

A company that utilizes the MACRS system of depreciation:

• A)will have equal depreciation costs each year of an asset's life.
• B)will have a greater tax shield in year two of a project than it would have if the firm had opted for straight-line depreciation, given the same depreciation life.
• C)can depreciate the cost of land, if it so desires.
• D)will expense less than the entire cost of an asset.
• E)cannot expense any of the cost of a new asset during the first year of the asset's life.

Identify the difference between simple interest and compound interest.

Determine the future value of annuities using the concepts of ordinary annuity and annuity due.

Compute the present value of single sums and annuities under various compounding frequencies.

Apply the concepts of discounting and compounding to determine the value of cash flows at different points in time.

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