Cost Management 6th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins

Exercise 20

Value of Accelerated Depreciation Freedom Corporation acquired a fixed asset for $100,000. Its estimated life at time of purchase was four years, with no estimated salvage value. Assume a discount rate of 8 percent and an income tax rate of 40 percent.
Required
1. What is the present value of the tax benefits resulting from calculating depreciation using the sum-of-the-years'-digits method as opposed to the straight-line method on this asset
2. What is the present value of the tax benefits resulting from calculating depreciation using the double-declining-balance method as opposed to straight-line method on this asset
3. What is the present value of the tax benefits resulting from using MACRS as opposed to straight-line depreciation The asset qualifies as a three-year asset. Use the half-year convention.