Cuda Marine Engines, Inc

Multiple Choice

Cuda Marine Engines, Inc. must develop the relevant cash flows for a replacement capital investment proposal. The proposed asset costs $50,000 and has installation costs of $3,000. The asset is from the same CCA pool as the existing asset and will be depreciated using a 20% CCA rate. The existing equipment, which originally cost $25,000 and will be sold for
$10,000, has been depreciated for three years. The new equipment is expected to result in incremental before-tax net profits of $15,000 per year. The firm has a 40 percent tax rate.
-The incremental depreciation expense (CCA) for year 5 is____________

A) $5,114
B) $2,258
C) $3,963
D) $7,950