Your company is considering a new project that will require $100,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 10 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $25,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 11 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 21 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

a. $16,997

b. $9,276

c. $44,169

d. $34,894