Your firm is considering a project that would require purchasing $7.9 million worth of new equipment. Determine the present value of the depreciation tax shield associated with this equipment if the? firm's tax rate is 33%?, the appropriate cost of capital is 8 %?, and the equipment can be? depreciated:
Please round all answers to 4 decimals.
a. Straight-line over a ten-year period, with the first deduction starting in one year.
b. Straight-line over a five-year period, with the first deduction starting in one year.
c. Using MACRS depreciation with a five-year recovery period and starting immediately.
d. Fully as an immediate deduction.