Your Company is considering a new project that will require $550,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 9 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $145,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 14%, and the firm's tax rate is 40%. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation. $18,000 $45,000 $27,000 $89,035