The Sip & Dip Donut company is considering the acquisition of a new automatic donut dropper for $$540,000.$ The machine will have a six$-$year life and will produce before tax cash savings of $$200,000$ each year. The asset is to be depreciated using the straight$-$line method with no salvage value. The company's tax rate is $40$ percent.

The after$-$tax net cash inflow on the investment is

Question $9$ options:

$$160,000.$

$ $156,000.$

$$80,000.$

$$200,000.$