Budgeting Question and answers
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The total cost of a new machine including the shipping and the installation was $250,000. Using the 3-
year MACRS schedule, determine the depreciation expense in year 2. The factors for the three-years
schedule are: year 1 = 33.33%, year 2 = 44.45%, year 3 = 14.81%, and year 4 = 7.41% - correct answer
✔Answer: $111,125
Using the tables, depreciation for each year is calculated as: Depr.expense = factori x cost. Hence, for
year 2 depreciation expense = .4445 x $250,000 = $111,125.
Which one of the following should be included in the capital budgeting calculation? - correct answer
✔The cost of scraping an old machine to replace with a new machine.
Suppose an asset that cost $250,000 is depreciated straight-line over 7 years. The salvage value is
assessed as $5,000. What is the depreciation expense in Year 3? - correct answer ✔Answer: $35,000
Depreciation Expense = (250000 - 5000) / 7 = $35,000
Straight-line: Expense = (Cost − Salvage) / Life
initial outlay - correct answer ✔Start up or acquisition cost of the project. Assumed to arrive at time
zero (today).
differential cash flow - correct answer ✔Cash flow associated with using the asset each year during
the life of the project. All cash flows occurring during a year are attributable to the end of the year.
terminal cash flow - correct answer ✔Cash flow associated with "unwinding" the project at the end of
its useful life. It does NOT include the differential cash flow from the final year of operations. In the