Edward's Manufactured Homes purchased some machinery 2 years ago for $47,000. The assets are classified as 5-year property for MACRS. The company is replacing this machinery today with newer machines that utilize the latest in technology. The old machines are being sold for $15,000 to a foreign firm for use in its production facility in South America. What is the aftertax salvage value from this sale if the tax rate is 34 percent?

MACRS 5-year property

Year Rate

1 20.00%

2 32.00%

3 19.20%

4 11.52%

5 11.52%

6 5.76%

A. $15,000.00 B. $17,570.40 C. $14,502.24 D. $22,560.00 E. $16,644.97