Question 3

On January 1, 2018 Crane Company will acquire a new asset that costs $380,000 and that is anticipated to have a salvage value of $34,000 at the end of four years. The new asset:

• qualifies as three-year property under the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)
• will replace an old asset that currently has a tax basis of $94,000 and that can be sold on this date for $74,000 (net of selling costs)
• will continue to generate the same operating revenues as the old asset ($300,000 per year). However, it is predicted that savings in cash operating costs will be experienced as follows: a total of $90,000 in each of the first three years, and $85,000 in the fourth year.

Crane is subject to a combined income tax rate, t, of 40% and rounds all computations to the nearest dollar. Crane's fiscal year coincides with the calendar year. Assume that any gain or loss affects the taxes paid at the end of the year in which the gain or loss occurs. The company uses the net present value (NPV) method to analyze projects using the factors and rates presented below (based on a discount rate of 14%):

Year	PV of $1 at 14%	PV of $1 Annuity at 14%	MACRS
2018	0.877	0.877	33	%
2019	0.769	1.647	45	%
2020	0.675	2.322	15	%
2021	0.592	2.914	7	%

The relevant discounted operating cash flows (cost savings) that should be factored into Crane Company's analysis are:

Multiple Choice

• $30,192.

• $125,388.

• $155,580.

• $163,140.

• $166,308.

Gutsen Communications Inc. manufactures a scrambling device for cellular phones. The main component of the scrambling device is a very delicate partDTV-12. DTV-12 requires careful handlings during manufacturing. Once damaged, the part must be discarded. Only skilled laborers are hired to manufacture and install DTV-12. Damages still occur, however. The following are the operating data of Gutsen Communications Inc. for 2018 and 2019 relative to the insertion of DTV-12.

		2018		2019
Number of phones manufactured		630,000		770,000
Units of DTV-12 used		961,500		1,000,000
Direct labor hours for DTV-12 insertion		2,050		2,875
Total cost of DTV-12 units	$	1,445,000	$	2,335,000
Direct labor wage rate per hour	$	74.50	$	92

The partial operational productivity ratio of DTV-12 in 2019 is: (Round calculations to 2 significant digits.)

Multiple Choice

• 0.67 per unit.

• 0.77 per unit.

• 1.96 per unit.

• 3.04 per unit.

• 3.37 per unit.