Charlene is evaluating a capital budgeting project that should last for 4 years. The project requires $125,000 of equipment and is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation. She is unsure whether immediately expensing the equipment or using straight-line depreciation is better for the analysis. Under straight-line depreciation, the cost of the equipment would be depreciated evenly over its 4-year life (ignore the half-year convention for the straight-line method). The company's WACC is 10%, and its tax rate is 20%.
Year | Scenario 1 (Straight-Line) |
Scenario 2 (Bonus Depreciation) |
0 | $ | $ |
1 | $ | $ |
2 | $ | $ |
3 | $ | $ |
4 | $ | $ |
Answer (a)
The depreciation under various scenarios are as under
Answer (B)
Straight Line method of Depreciation will produce higher NPV as under;-
Answer to (c)
Under Straight Line method (Preferred method), the NPV would be higher by $ 2915
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