Daily Enterprises is purchasing a $9.6 million machine. It will cost $49,000 to transport and install the machine. The machine has a depreciable life of five years, is using straight-line depreciation, and will have no salvage value. The machine will generate incremental revenues of $3.6 million per year along with incremental costs of $1.14 million per year. Daily's marginal tax rate is 35%. You are forecasting incremental free cash flows for Daily Enterprises. If Daily Enterprises decides to use MACRS instead of straight-line depreciation, how would the incremental free cash flows associated with the new machine change?
"The incremental cash flows would increase m years 0 and 1. as the accelerated depreciation schedule would give Daily Enterprises a higher tax shield during those two years In years 2 through 5, the incremental free cash flows would be lower, since the depreciation expenses in these years are lower than 20%. Overall, the present value of the free cash flows would increase under a MACRS depreciation schedule."
Is the above statement true or false?