31) Marasco Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting
project:
Investment required in equipment
Salvage value of equipment
Expected life of the project
Annual cash operating expenses
One-time renovation expense in year 3
The income tax rate is 30%. The after-tax discount rate is 13%. The company uses straight-line
depreciation on all equipment; the annual depreciation expense will be $20,000. 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) $91,000
B) $128,199
C) $77,650
D) $48,199