Question

Purple Haze Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $503,562 is estimated to result in $203,421 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $105,027. The shop's tax rate is 34 percent. What is the after-tax salvage value of this asset? (Round your final answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign and commas in your response. For example, $123,456.78 should be entered as 123457.)

Modified ACRS Depreciation Allowances (Table 10.7)
Year	Three-Year	Five-Year	Seven-Year
1	33.33%	20.00%	14.29%
2	44.45	32.00	24.49
3	14.81	19.20	17.49
4	7.41	11.52	12.49
5		11.52	8.93
6		5.76	8.92
7			8.93
8			4.46

Answer 1

Written down value of asset after 4 years = Purchase cost – depreciation for 4 years

= 503,562*(100-20-32-19.20-11.52)%

= $87,015.51

Selling price = $105,027

Gain on Sale = $18,011.49

Tax = $6123.91

After tax salvage value = 105,027 – 6123.91

= $98,903.09