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Markov Manutacturing recently spent $10.8 miltion to purchase some equipment used in the marulacture of disk dives. Tho firm expects that Ehis oquipmert wil havo a usefut life of five years, and its marginal corporate tax rate is 21M. The compayy plans to use stralghaline depreciation a. What is the anwual deprociation oxpense assoctaled with this oquipment? b. What is the arnual deprecialon tax stield? c. Rather than straight-une doprociation, suppose Markov will use the MACRS depreciation mothod for the five-yoar life of the property, Calculate the dopreciatian tax sshield each year for this equpmant under this accelerated copreciation schedule. d. If Markov has a choico betweon straight-line and MACRS depreciation schedules, and its marginal corporate lax rate is expected lo remain constant, which schoduse should it choose? Why? e. How might your answer to part (d) change it Markov anticipates that its marginal corporate tax rato will incresso substantially over the next five years? Note: Assume that the equipment is put into use in year 1 . a. What is the annual depreciation expense associated with this equiprnent? The arnual dopreclation appense is : mifion. (Round to throe decmal places.) b. What is the aneual degreciation tax ahield? The aninal deprociation tax shiold is: milion. (Round to three deomal ploces) c. Rather than straighe -ine dopreciabon, suppose Mackov will use the MACRS depreciation method for the five-year ilie of the property Cakulate the dopreciabion tax ahinid esch year tor this oqupment under this acooleraled doprociation schedula. The dopreciation tax shield foc your 1 is : milion. (Reound to three decimal places.) The degreciation tax thiold for year 2 is 1 milion. (Round to theo docimal places) The depreciation tax shwid for year 3 is 5 mition (Round to tereo decinat places.) The depreciation tax shlold for year 4 is 1 mitian. (Pourve to thieo decmal places.) The deprecabion tax shwid for year 5 is 1 milioe. (flound to three decimal places) The depreciation tax shield for year 6 is 1 maion. (Round to tree decmal placest) the best choion hilow)