The revised depreciation tax shield is $283,035, calculated as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total MACRS Depreciation 33.33% 44.45% 14.81% 7.41% Depreciation $333,300 $444,500 $148,100 $74,100 × .40 = Depreciation tax shield $133,320 $177,800 $59,240 $29,640 × Discount Factor, PV of $1 @ 20% .833 .694 .579 .482 PV of Depreciation Tax Shield $111,056 $123,393 $34,300 $14,286 $283,035 This answer results from multiplying the annual depreciation by 1 ? the tax rate to calculate the depreciation tax shield. The depreciation tax shield is the annual depreciation multiplied by the tax rate, not 1 ? the tax rate. This is not the correct answer. Please see the correct answer for an explanation. We have been unable to determine how to calculate this incorrect answer choice. If you have calculated it, please let us know how you did it so we can create a full explanation of why this answer choice is incorrect. Please send us an email at support@hockinternational.com. Include the full Question ID number and the actual incorrect answer choice -- not its letter, because that can change with every study session created. The Question ID number appears in the upper right corner of the ExamSuccess screen. Thank you in advance for helping us to make your HOCK study materials better. This is the NPV of the current depreciation tax shield, calculated using straight-line depreciation for a period of 8 years. The question asks for the NPV of the revised depreciation tax shield, calculated using the MACRS 3-year property rates given.
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