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| Rounded Depreciation Percentages by Recovery Year Using MACRS for | ||||||
| First Four Property Classes | ||||||
| Percentage by recovery year* | ||||||
| Recovery year | 3 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 years | ||
| 1 | 33% | 20% | 14% | 10% | ||
| 2 | 45% | 32% | 25% | 18% | ||
| 3 | 15% | 19% | 18% | 14% | ||
| 4 | 7% | 12% | 12% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 12% | 9% | 9% | |||
| 6 | 5% | 9% | 8% | |||
| 7 | 9% | 7% | ||||
| 8 | 4% | 6% | ||||
| 9 | 6% | |||||
| 10 | 6% | |||||
| 11 | 4% | |||||
| Totals | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| A firm is considering renewing its equipment to meet increased demand for its product. The cost of equipment modifications is $1.81 million plus $120,000 in installation costs. The firm will depreciate the equipment modifications under MACRS, using a 5-year recovery period Additional sales revenue from the renewal should amount to $1.19 million per year, and additional operating expenses and other costs (excluding depreciation and interest) will amount to 38% of the additional sales. The firm is subject to a tax rate of 40 (Note: Answer the following questions for each of the next 6 years.) | ||||||
| a. What incremental earnings before depreciation, interest, and taxes will result from the renewal? | ||||||
| b. What incremental net operating profits after taxes will result from the renewal? | ||||||
| c. What incremental operating cash inflows will result from the renewal? | ||||||