A group of businessmen formed a corporation to lease for 5 years a piece of land at

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A group of businessmen formed a corporation to lease for 5 years a piece of land at the intersection of two busy streets. The corporation has invested $50,000 in car-washing equipment. They will depreciate the equipment by sum-of-years'-digits depreciation, assuming a $5000 salvage value at the end of the 5 year useful life. The corporation is expected to have a before-tax cash flow, after meeting all expenses of operation (except depreciation), of $20,000 the first year, declining $3000 per year in future years (second year = $17,000, third year = $14,000, etc.). The corporation has other income, so it is taxed at a combined corporate tax rate of 20%. If the projected income is correct, and the equipment can be sold for $50oo.at the end of 5 years, what after-tax rate of return would the corporation receive from this venture? (Answer: 14%)
Salvage Value
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...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Engineering Economic Analysis

ISBN: 9780195168075

9th Edition

Authors: Donald Newnan, Ted Eschanbach, Jerome Lavelle

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