Wendy's boss wants to use straight-line depreciation for the new expansion project because he said it will give higher net income in earlier years and give him a larger bonus. The project will last 6 years and requires $1,709,347 of equipment. The company could use either straight line or the 3-year MACRS accelerated method (the machine falls in this category according to IRS). Under straight-line depreciation, the cost of the equipment would be depreciated evenly over its life. The applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%. The company's WACC is 10.0%, and its tax rate is 20.0%. What is the NPV of tax savings of depreciation (also called depreciation tax-shield) using the MACRs rates?

1. $284,516
2. $540,451
3. $380,534
4. $192,151
5. $480,639