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An asset used in a 4-year project falls in the 5-year MACRS class for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisition cost of $8,400,000 and will be sold for $2,040,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 23 percent, what is the aftertax salvage value of the asset? Refer to (MACRS schedule) (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number. |
Sales Price | a | $ 20,40,000 | |||
Book Value | b | $ 14,51,520 | |||
Profit on sale | c=a-b | $ 5,88,480 | |||
Tax on profit | d=c*23% | $ 1,35,350 | |||
After tax sale | e=a-d | $ 19,04,650 | |||
Working: | |||||
Depreciation Schedule: | |||||
Year | Cost | Depreciation rate | Depreciation Expense | Accumulated Depreciation Expense | Ending Book Value |
1 | $ 84,00,000 | 20.00% | $ 16,80,000 | $ 16,80,000 | $ 67,20,000 |
2 | $ 84,00,000 | 32.00% | $ 26,88,000 | $ 43,68,000 | $ 40,32,000 |
3 | $ 84,00,000 | 19.20% | $ 16,12,800 | $ 59,80,800 | $ 24,19,200 |
4 | $ 84,00,000 | 11.52% | $ 9,67,680 | $ 69,48,480 | $ 14,51,520 |