A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of ($480,000.) The device will be used in a

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A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of \($480,000.\) The device will be used in a five-year project, but is classified as three-year MACRS property for tax purposes. The required initial net working capital investment is \($35,000,\) the marginal tax rate is 35 percent, and the project discount rate is 12 percent. The device has an estimated Year 5 salvage value of \($80,000.\) What level of pretax cost savings do we require for this project to be profitable?

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780072313000

5th Edition

Authors: Stephen A Ross, Randolph W Westerfield

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