Question: A project requires an initial investment of $100,000 and is expected to produce a cash inflow before tax of $27,900 per year for five years. Company A has substantial accumulated tax losses and is unlikely to pay taxes in the foreseeable future. Company B pays corporate taxes at a rate of 34% and can depreciate the investment for tax purposes using the five-year MACRS tax depreciation schedule. Suppose the opportunity cost of capital is 11%. Ignore inflation.
a. Calculate project NPV for each company. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
NPV
Company A $
Company B $
b-1. What is the IRR of the after-tax cash flows for each company? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
IRR
Company A $ %
Company B $ %
b-2. What does comparison of the IRRs suggest is the effective corporate tax rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)
Effective tax rate %