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Assume a firm has earnings before depreciation and taxes of $520,000 and no depreciation. It is in a 35 percent tax bracket.
a. Compute its cash flow.
b. Assume it has $520,000 in depreciation. Recompute its cash flow.
c. How large a cash flow benefit did the depreciation provide?
| a) | |
| Earning before depreciation and tax | 5,20,000.00 |
| less depreciation | 0 |
| Earning before tax | 5,20,000.00 |
| Less Tax at 30% | 1,56,000.00 |
| Earning after tax | 3,64,000.00 |
| Add Depreciation | 0 |
| Cash flow | 3,64,000.00 |
| b) | |
| Earning before depreciation and tax | 5,20,000.00 |
| less depreciation | -5,20,000.00 |
| Earning before tax | 0 |
| Less Tax at 30% | 0 |
| Earning after tax | 0 |
| Add Depreciation | 5,20,000.00 |
| Cash flow | 5,20,000.00 |
| c) | |
| Cash flow provided by depreciation = $520000-364000 | |
| =$156000 | |