1. An asset used in a four-year project falls in the five-year MACRS class for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisiton cost of $8,300,000 and will be sold for $1,700,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 35%, what is the after-tax salvage value?
Use the following table below:
Year ACRS %
1 20.00%
2 32.00%
3 19.20%
4 11.52%
5 11.52%
6 5.76%
2. Hurley Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's payback?
Year 0: ($1,150)
Year 1: $500
Year 2: $500
Year 3: $500
A. 1.86 years
B. 2.07 years
C. 2.30 years
D. 2.53 years