A company purchased a piece of equipment for $155,000 and sells it after 3 years. The equipment is depreciated by the MACRS method using a five-year period. The annual maintenance cost of the equipment is $2,900. If the equipment is sold at end of 3 years for a value of $30,000, what will be the taxes that has to be paid from the sale of the equipment? Assume that the tax rate is 35%. O $6790 O $7980 O $8136 O No taxis to be paid

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A company purchased a piece of equipment for $155,000 and sells it after 3 years. The equipment is depreciated by the MACRS
method using a five-year period. The annual maintenance cost of the equipment is $2,900. If the equipment is sold at end of 3
years for a value of $30,000, what will be the taxes that has to be paid from the sale of the equipment? Assume that the tax rate is
35%.
O $6790
O $7980
O $8136
O No taxis to be paid
ASAP PLEASE
Transcribed Image Text:Economics A company purchased a piece of equipment for $155,000 and sells it after 3 years. The equipment is depreciated by the MACRS method using a five-year period. The annual maintenance cost of the equipment is $2,900. If the equipment is sold at end of 3 years for a value of $30,000, what will be the taxes that has to be paid from the sale of the equipment? Assume that the tax rate is 35%. O $6790 O $7980 O $8136 O No taxis to be paid ASAP PLEASE
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