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2. Your company has to liquidate some equipment that is being replaced. The original cost of the equipment is $100,000. The firm has deprecated 65% of the original cost. The salvage value of the equipment today is $50,000. The firm has a tax rate of 30%. What is the equipment’s after-tax net salvage value? Please show your work.

Sagot :

Answer: $45,500

Explanation:

Cost of equipment = $100,000

Less: Depreciation = 65% × $100,000 = $65,000

Book value = $35000

Less: Savage value = $50,000

Loss on sale = $15000

Less: Tax Payable = 30% × $15000 = $4500

After tax Savage value = $50000 - $4500 = $45,500