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Sharpe Machining Company purchased industrial tools costing 5100,000, which fall in the 3-...

Sharpe Machining Company purchased industrial tools costing 5100,000, which fall in the 3-year property class underMACRS.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of depreciation deductions assuming:

    a. The firm uses the accelerated depreciation schedule specified by MACRS.

    b. The firm uses the optional straight-line depreciation method and the half-year convention.

2. Calculate the present value of the depreciation tax shield under each depreciation method listed in requirement (1). Sharpe Machining Company's after-tax hurdle rate is 12 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 30 percent.

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