The Jones Company has just completed the third year of a five-year MACRS recovery period for a piece of equipment it originally purchased for $302,000. a. What is the book value of the equipment? b. If Jones sells the equipment today for $184,000 and its tax rate is 35%, what is the after-tax cash flow from selling it? c. Just before it is about to sell the equipment, Jones receives a new order. It can take the new order if it keeps the old equipment. Is there a cost to taking the order and if so, what is it? Explain. (Assume the new order will consume the remainder of the machine's useful life.) Note: Assume that the equipment is put into use in year 1.

a. What is the book value of the equipment?

b. If Jones sells the equipment today for $184,000 and its tax rate is 35%, what is the after-tax cash flow from selling it?

c. Just before it is about to sell the equipment, Jones receives a new order. It can take the new order if it keeps the old equipment. Is there a cost to taking the order and if so, what is it?

Explanation:

MACRS depreciation rate:

Year             %              Depreciation expense             Carrying value

1                   20%            $60,400                                  $241,600

2                  32%            $96,640                                  $144,960

3                  19.20%        $57,984                                  $86,976

4                  11.52%         $34,790.40                             $52,185.60

5                  11.52%         $34,790.40                             $17,395.20

6                  5.76%          $17,395.20                              $0

answer; i believe its (d) intrinsic;

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