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(Estimated time allowance: 4 minutes) Pera Inc. is planning to buy a piece of equipment that can be used in a 9-year project. The equipment costs $2,000,000; has a tax life of 10 years, and is depreciated using the straight-line method. The equipment can be sold at the end of 9 years for $200,000. If the marginal tax rate is 20 percent, what is termination value of the equipment (the after-tax cash flow from the sale of this asset)? PLEASE SHOW ALL STEPS!!
Terminal value is $ 200,000
Working;
| Step-1:Calculation of book value of asset at the end of life | |||||
| Cost | $ 20,00,000 | ||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | $ 18,00,000 | ||||
| Book Value of asset | $ 2,00,000 | ||||
| Working; | |||||
| Straight Line Depreciation | = | Cost/Useful Life | |||
| = | 2000000/10 | ||||
| = | $ 2,00,000 | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation for 9 years | = | $ 2,00,000 | * | 9 | |
| = | $ 18,00,000 | ||||
| Step-2:Calculation of profit (loss) on sale of asset | |||||
| Sales Price of asset | $ 2,00,000 | ||||
| Less book value of asset | $ 2,00,000 | ||||
| Profit (Loss ) on sale of asset | $ 0 | ||||
| Step-3:Calculation of after tax sale proceeds | |||||
| Sales Proceeds | $ 2,00,000 | ||||
| Tax on sale of asset | $ 0 | ||||
| After tax cash flow from sale of asset | $ 2,00,000 | ||||