1. A company anticipates a depreciation deduction of $70,000 in year 4 of a project. The company's tax rate is 40% and its discount rate is 12%. The present value of the depreciation tax shield resulting from this deduction is closest to:

A) $17,808

B) $29,000

C) $21,000

D) $13,356

2. (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Nevland Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $120,000 and would last for 6 years. At the end of 6 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $18,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $43,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 19% on all investment projects. The net present value of the proposed project is closest to:

A) $32,966

B) $26,376

C) $64,902

D) $30,040

3. (Ignore income taxes in this problem) The management of Elamin Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $305,745 and would have a useful life of 9 years. The machine would have no salvage value. The machine would reduce labor and other operating costs by $51,000 per year. The internal rate of return on the investment in the new machine is closest to:

A) 9%

B) 11%

C) 12%

D) 10%

4. (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The management of Solar Corporation is considering the following three investment projects:

		Project L	Project M	Project N
	Investment required.......................	$37,000	$55,000	$82,000
	Present value of cash inflows........	$39,480	$60,150	$90,200

Rank the projects according to the profitability index, from most profitable to least profitable.

A) M,N,L

B) L,N,M

C) N,L,M

D) N,M,L

5. (Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The management of Lanzilotta Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $368,600 and would last for 8 years. The annual net operating income from the project would be $66,000, which includes depreciation of $31,000. The scrap value of the project's assets at the end of the project would be $15,000. The payback period of the project is closest to:

A) 3.8 years

B) 2.6 years

C) 2.7 years

D) 4.0 years

6. Dunn Construction, Inc., has a large crane that cost $35,000 when purchased ten years ago. Depreciation taken to date totals $25,000. The crane can be sold now for $8,000. Assuming a tax rate of 40%, if the crane is sold the total after-tax cash inflow for capital budgeting purposes will be:

A) $7,400

B) $10,000

C) $8,800

D) $8,000