Corporation VB was formed in 2019. Immediately prior to year-end, VB is considering a $500,000...

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Corporation VB was formed in 2019. Immediately prior to year-end, VB is considering a $500,000 deductible expenditure. It can either make the expenditure before the end of 2019, or wait until 2020. However, if it waits the cost of the expenditure will increase to $525,000. Before considering this expenditure, VB has the following projected pre-tax cash flows and taxable income for 2019, 2020, and 2021. Use Appendix A.

2019 2020 2021
Taxable income and pre-tax cashflow $ 120,000 $ 400,000 $ 700,000
  1. Using a 5 percent discount rate, compute the NPV of VB's after-tax cash flows if the expenditure is in 2019.
  2. Using a 5 percent discount rate, compute the NPV of VB's after-tax cash flows if the expenditure is in 2020.
  3. Based on your calculations, when should VB make this expenditure?

* Tax Rate was not included in problem *

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