A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of $795,000. The device will be used in a five-year project but is classified as three-year MACRS property for tax purposes. (MACRS schedule) The required initial net working capital investment is $79,000, the marginal tax rate is 22 percent, and the project discount rate is 11 percent. The device has an estimated Year 5 salvage value of $121,000. What level of pretax cost savings do we require for this project to be profitable? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Pretax cost savings

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A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of $795,000. The device
will be used in a five-year project but is classified as three-year MACRS
property for tax purposes. (MACRS schedule) The required initial net working
capital investment is $79,000, the marginal tax rate is 22 percent, and the
project discount rate is percent. The device has an estimated Year 5 salvage
value of $121,000. What level of pretax cost savings do we require for this
project to be profitable? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Pretax cost savings
Transcribed Image Text:A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of $795,000. The device will be used in a five-year project but is classified as three-year MACRS property for tax purposes. (MACRS schedule) The required initial net working capital investment is $79,000, the marginal tax rate is 22 percent, and the project discount rate is percent. The device has an estimated Year 5 salvage value of $121,000. What level of pretax cost savings do we require for this project to be profitable? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Pretax cost savings
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