Saved Help Save & Exit Submit 5 Check my work Suppose that Sudbury Mechanical Drifters is proposing to invest $11.5 million in a new factory. It can depreciate this investment straight-line over 10 years. The tax rate is 40%, and the discount rate is 12%. a. What is the present value of Sudbury's depreciation tax shields? (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year Year 9 Year 10 Total Straight-line Schedule Straight-in, 10-year Tax Shields at 40% To PV (Tax Shields) at 12% b. Suppose that the government allows companies to use double-declining-balance depreciation with the option to switch at any point to straight-line. Now what is the present value of the depreciation tax shields? (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Total Double decline Schedule Start of Year Book Value b. Suppose that the government allows companies to use double-declining balance depreciation with the option to switch at any point to straight-line. Now what is the present value of the depreciation tax shields? (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) Year Year 9 Year 10 Year 7 Total Year 6 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Double decline Schedule Start of Year Book Value Depreciation Tax Shields at 40% To PV (Tax Shields) at 12% c. What would be the present value of the tax shield if the government allowed Sudbury to write-off the factory immediately? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.) Percent value of depreciation tax shields