You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed technology for the R&D department. The base...

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You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed technology for the R&D department. The base price is $165,000 and it would cost another $27,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. The equipment will be sold after 3 years for a salvage value of $50,000. The equipment will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation. The equipment requires an $8,000 increase in net operating working capital. The firms marginal tax rate is 35%. What is the annual depreciation expense?

a

38,333

b

47,333

c

47,667

d

64,000

e

45,000

f

none of the available choices

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