Pre-Fab purchased some machinery two years ago for $337,600. These assets are classified as five-year property for MACRS. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, .0576, for years 1 to 6, respectively. The company is currently replacing this equipment with newer models at a cost of $528,000. The old equipment is being sold for $149,000. What is the aftertax salvage value from this sale if the tax rate is 35 percent

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?