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A company, whose current earnings put them in the 35% marginal tax bracket, is considering purchasing a piece of equipment

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A company, whose current earnings put them in the 35% marginal tax bracket, is considering purchasing a piece of equipment for $25,000. The equipment will be depreciated using the straight line method over a 4 year useful life to a salvage value of $5,000 it is estimated that equipment will increase the company's earnings by $8,000 for each of the 4 years should the equipment be purchased? Assume a MARR of 10%


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Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important... MARR
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...

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