Question

Your firm needs a computerized line-boring machine that costs $90,000 and requires $16,000 in maintenance costs for each year of its 3-year life. After 3 years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class life category. The MACRS percentages for each year are 33.33 percent, 44.44 percent, 14.82 percent, and 7.41 percent, respectively. Assume a tax rate of 35 percent and a discount rate of 10 percent. Assume the machine can be sold for $12,000 at the end of year 3. What is the aftertax salvage value of the machine?A) $5,633B) $7,800C) $7,920D) $10,134E) $10,678

Answer 1

Answer:

The aftertax salvage value of the machine is D) $10,134

Explanation:

Hi. first, we need to find out the book value of the machine at the selling date, that is 3 years from now, and the book value is as follows.

$BookValue=90,000-90,000*0.3333-90,000*0.4444-90,000*0.1482=6,669$

Since taxes are based on the profit you make by selling something, our profit is:

$Profit=12,000-6,669=5,331$

Therefore, our taxes are:

$Taxes=5,331*0.35=1,866$

So, the after tax salvage value of the machine is the money you received on the sale minus the taxes you have to pay, that is:

Salvage Value of the Machine = $12,000 - $1,866?= $10,134

That is option D)

Best of luck.