Question: A project requires an initial investment of $100,000 and is expected to produce a cash inflow before tax of $26,300 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. Assume the opportunity cost of capital is 9%. Ignore inflation.
Calculate project NPV for each company. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest 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. Round your answers 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. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Effective tax rate %