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14) Rhoads Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require an
investment of $160,000 in equipment with a 4-year expected life and zero salvage value. Annual
incremental sales will be $460,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses will be
$330,000. The company’s income tax rate is 30% and the after-tax discount rate is 15%. The
company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment; the annual depreciation expense will be
$40,000.Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The
company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.
See separate Exhibit 13B-1 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.
The net present value of the project is closest to:
A) $178,252
B) $252,000
C) $97,040
D) $134,168
15) Fontana Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing
$240,000 in equipment with an expected life of 4 years and zero salvage value. The annual