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1. A company is purchasing a paver for $345,000. This a 5 year asset with $0 sal

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Question

1. A company is purchasing a paver for $345,000. This a 5 year asset with $0 salvage value. Develop the depreciation schedule according to MACRS.

2. Equipment bought at Kal Tech systems at a cost of $200,000 was depreciated using the double declining balance (DDB) method. In year four, the company decided switch to the straight-line depreciation method. Determine the depreciation charges in year4. Assume a depreciable life of 10 years and a salvage value of $20,000.

3. A compute cluster was purchased for $85000 (5 year asset) and it is estimated to have a salvage value of $2,000. Compute the depreciation schedule for each of the 4 methods:

a. Linear

b. SOYD

c. DDB

d. MACRS(Tabulated value)

Which one is more atrtarctive to you as a tax payer, if the market rate is 4.5% per year? Clue: compute the PW of the depereciation values for each alternative and select the one that has the highest present worth – it will result in the highest deductions and hence lower taxes)

Explanation / Answer

1. The required depr3eciation schedule according to MACRS should be developed as follows: