Kristin is evaluating a capital budgeting project that should last for 4 years. The project requires $825,000 of equipment. She is unsure what depreciation method to use in her analysis, straight-line or the 3-year MACRS accelerated method. Under straight-line depreciation, the cost of the equipment would be depreciated evenly over its 4-year life (ignore the half-year convention for the straight-line method). The applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The company's WACC is 8%, and its tax rate is 35%.

a. Year Scenario 1 Scenario 2

(Straight-line) (MACRS)

1 $__________ $_________

2 $__________ $_________

3 $__________ $_________

4 $__________ $_________

b. What depreciation method would produce the higher NPV?

c. How much higher would the NPV be under the preferred method?

$_________