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1. Your company is evaluating a new project that will require the purchase of an asset for $22,000 installed. The asset will be depreciated S/L for 5 years to a zero salvage. Your company is expecting the asset to have a market value of $5,500 at the end of 4 years. The applicable tax rate is 30% and the cost of capital is 12%
a) Calculate the after tax asset value for the asset at the end of 4 years.
b) Calculate the gain or (loss) from the sale of the asset at the end of 4 years? (And indicate whether it is a gain or a loss.
c) Calculate the tax consequences from the sale of the asset in 4 years and indicate whether it is a tax liability or tax saving.
2. Your company is evaluating a new project that will require the purchase of an asset for $25,000 installed. The asset will be depreciated S/L for 5 years to zero salvage. Your company is expecting the asset to have a market value of $4,000 at the end of 5 years. The applicable tax rate is 30% and the cost of capital is 12%
a) Calculate the after tax asset value for the asset at the end of 5 years.
b) Calculate the gain or (loss) from the sale of the asset at the end of 5 years? (And indicate whether it is a gain or a loss.
c) Calculate the tax consequences from the sale of the asset in 5 years and indicate whether it is a tax liability or tax saving.
| 1…..Cost of the asset | 22000 |
| Less;Accumulated depreciation at ned of 4 yrs.(22000/5*4) | -17600 |
| Carrying /Book value of the asset at end of 4 yrs. | 4400 |
| Market value of the asset at end of 4 yrs. | 5500 |
| So, gain on sale(5500-4400) | 1100 |
| So, tax liability at endof 4 yrs. On gain on sale(1100*30%) | 330 |
| so, After-tax cash flow on sale=5500-330= | 5170 |
| The present value of the after-tax cash flow on sale of the asset at end of 4 yrs.(5170/1.12^4) | 3285.63 |
| So, Answers are: | |
| a) After tax asset value for the asset at the end of 4 years. | 4400 |
| b) Gain from the sale of the asset at the end of 4 years | 1100 |
| c) Tax consequences from the sale of the asset at end of 4 yrs.----- tax liability ----- | 330 |
| 2….Cost of the asset | 25000 |
| Less;Accumulated depreciation at end of 5 yrs.(25000/5*5) | -25000 |
| Carrying /Book value of the asset at end of 5 yrs. | 0 |
| Market value of the asset at end of 5 yrs. | 4000 |
| So, gain on sale(4000-0) | 4000 |
| So, tax liability at end of 5 yrs. On gain on sale(4000*30%) | 1200 |
| so, After-tax cash flow on sale=4000-1200= | 2800 |
| The present value of the after-tax cash flow on sale of the asset at end of 5 yrs.(2800/1.12^5) | 1588.80 |
| So, Answers are: | |
| a)After tax asset value for the asset at the end of 5 years. | 0 |
| b) Gain fom the sale of the asset at the end of 5 years | 4000 |
| c)Tax consequences from the sale of the asset in 5 years ----- tax liability | 1200 |