1. The Los Angeles Lakers are sold for 650 Million. At a tax rate of 25% what is the new owner's yearly tax savings if he uses straight line depreciation of the purchase price over the full 15 years allowed by the IRS?
2. Assume the new owner of the Lakers decides to depreciate the full purchase price over 5 years using a double declining balance schedule. At a tax rate of 25% the total tax savings over the 5 years would be ______ and he/she would save __________ in the 5th year (round to the nearest $500,000)