What is the salvage cash flow for a piece of equipment given the following information. The equipment had an initial book value of $209,000. The asset was set up to be depreciated straight-line for 8 years to a book value of 0. The equipment can be sold today for $62,000. Depreciation has been taken for 6 years. The firm's tax rate is 31%. (Enter your answer with a decimal point.
Answer:
Cost of Equipment = $209,000
Life of Asset = 8 years
Depreciation per year = ($209,000 - $0) / 8
Depreciation per year = $26,125
Book Value at the end of 6 years = $209,000 – ($26,125 *
6)
Book Value at the end of 6 years = $52,250
After Tax Salvage Value = Salvage Value – Tax Rate * (Salvage
Value – Book Value)
After Tax Salvage Value = $62,000 – 0.31 * ($62,000 -
$52,250)
After Tax Salvage Value = $62,000 – 0.31 * $9,750
After Tax Salvage Value = $62,000 - $3,022.50
After Tax Salvage Value = $58,977.50
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