A Textile Company Invests $10 Million in an Open-End Spinning

question 46

Multiple Choice

A textile company invests $10 million in an open-end spinning machine. This was depreciated using the seven-year MACRS schedule shown above. If the company sold it immediately after the end of year 3 for $7 million, what would be the after-tax cash flow from the sale of this asset, given a tax rate of 40%?

• A) $1,550,400
• B) $3,124,000
• C) $3,876,000
• D) $5,449,600

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Definitions:

Compound Journal Entry

An accounting entry that involves more than two accounts, where there are multiple debits, multiple credits, or both.

Salvage Value

The appraisal of an asset’s market price at the exhaustion of its operational time.

Depreciation Rates

The percentage at which an asset's value is reduced to account for wear and tear over its useful life.

Units-of-activity Method

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset over its useful life based on units of production or use, rather than passage of time.