Production equipment at a cost of $500,000 has been purchased by a contract manufacturing company to meet the specific needs of customer that had awarded a 4-year contract with the possibility of extending the contract for another 4 years. The company plans to use the 7-year property MACRS depreciation method for this equipment. The income tax rate for the company is 39%, and it expects to have an after-tax rate of return of 12% for all its investments.
The equipment generated an annual income of $100,000 for the first four years. The customer decided not to renew the contract after 4 years. Consequently, the company decided to sell the equipment for $180,000 at the end of 4 years. Determine if the company correctly pursued this investment.