Suppose an owner pays $500 million to purchase a hockey team that earns operating profits of $50

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Suppose an owner pays $500 million to purchase a hockey team that earns operating profits of $50 million per year. The new owner claims that $200 million of this price is for the players, which he can depreciate using straight-line depreciation in five years. If the team pays corporate profit taxes of 40 percent, how much does the depreciation of the players save the owner?

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The Economics Of Sports

ISBN: 9780133022926

5th Edition

Authors: Michael A. Leeds, Peter Von Allmen

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